recreant

Meanings

Noun

• an abject coward
• a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.

Adjective Satellite

• having deserted a cause or principle
  • "some provinces had proved recreant"
• lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful; ; ; - Spenser
  • "this recreant knight"

Synonyms

apostate, craven, deserter, poltroon, ratter, renegade, turncoat