Which is the intended meaning of the name?
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rec·re·ant /ˈrɛkriənt/ Show Spelled[rek-ree-uhnt] Show IPA
–adjective
1. cowardly or craven.
2. unfaithful, disloyal, or traitorous.
–noun
3. a coward.
4. an apostate, traitor, or renegade.
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Origin:
1300–50; ME < OF, adj. and n. use of prp. of recreire to yield in a contest, equiv. to re- re- + creire < L crēdere to believe
—Related forms
rec·re·ance, rec·re·an·cy, noun
rec·re·ant·ly, adverb
un·rec·re·ant, adjective
—Synonyms
1. dastardly, pusillanimous, base, faint-hearted, yellow. 2. faithless, untrue, apostate. 3. dastard.
—Antonyms
1. brave. 2. loyal. 3. hero.