[ˈrɛkrɪənt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- cowardly
(e.g: what a recreant figure must he make)

- unfaithful to a belief; apostate


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, literally ‘surrendering’, present participle of recroire, from medieval Latin (se) recredere ‘surrender (oneself)’, from re- (expressing reversal) + credere ‘entrust’

[ˈrɛkrɪənt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a coward
(e.g: the recreant acted with outward boldness)

- a person who is unfaithful to a belief; an apostate


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, literally ‘surrendering’, present participle of recroire, from medieval Latin (se) recredere ‘surrender (oneself)’, from re- (expressing reversal) + credere ‘entrust’