recreant
adjective/ˈrekriənt/
/ˈrekriənt/
(literary)- not brave synonym cowardlyWord OriginMiddle English: from Old French, literally ‘surrendering’, present participle of recroire, from medieval Latin (se) recredere ‘surrender (oneself)’, from re- (expressing reversal) + credere ‘entrust’.
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