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English to English adjective 1. Crying for mercy, as a combatant in the trial by battle; yielding; cowardly; mean-spirited; craven.  source: webster1913
adjective satellite 2. having deserted a cause or principle some provinces had proved recreant|renegade supporters of the usurper source: wordnet30
3. lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful the craven fellow turned and ran|a craven proposal to raise the white flag|this recreant knight source: wordnet30
noun 4. an abject coward source: wordnet30
5. a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. source: wordnet30
6. One who yields in combat, and begs for mercy; a mean-spirited, cowardly wretch. source: webster1913
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