Antonyms for re-creance

Grammar : Noun

Spell : rek-ree-uhnt

Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɛk ri ənt

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Definition of re-creance

Origin :

• c.1300, "confessing oneself to be overcome or vanquished," from Old French recreant "defeated, vanquished, yielding, giving; weak, exhausted; cowardly," present participle adjective from recroire "to yield in a trial by combat, surrender allegiance," literally "believe again;" perhaps on notion of "take back one's pledge, yield one's cause," from re- "again, back" (see re-) + croire "entrust, believe," from Latin credere (see credo).
• Non sufficit ... nisi dicat illud verbum odiosum, quod recreantus sit. [Bracton, c.1260]
• Meaning "cowardly" in English is from late 14c. Meaning "unfaithful to duty" is from 1640s.

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Synonyms for re-creance