English to English
recreant
('r/E/kr/i//@/nt
)
adjective (a)
- Crying for mercy, as a combatant in the trial by battle; yielding; cowardly; mean-spirited; craven.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- One who yields in combat, and begs for mercy; a mean-spirited, cowardly wretch.(noun)source: webster1913