Bible Dictionaries
Recreant
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(a.) Apostate; false; unfaithful.
(2):
(n.) One who yields in combat, and begs for mercy; a mean-spirited, cowardly wretch.
(3):
(a.) Crying for mercy, as a combatant in the trial by battle; yielding; cowardly; mean-spirited; craven.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Recreant'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/r/recreant.html. 1828.