Where does “recreant” come from?
Recreant comes from Old French recreant, meaning cowardly or unfaithful, a sense whose ultimate origin remains uncertain.
recreant (English): Having admitted defeat and surrendered; defeated;...
Definitions
- Having admitted defeat and surrendered; defeated;...
Ancestry of “recreant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | recreaunt | — |
Words derived from “recreant”