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(now rare, poetic) Having admitted defeat and surrendered; defeated. / (now poetic, literary) Unfaithful to someone, or to one's duties or honour; disloyal, false.

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recreant

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Source Word

recreant

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈɹɛkɹɪənt/

Adjective

archaic poetic literary

Japanese Meaning

（降伏・敗北した）、降参して敗北した / （詩的・文学的表現で）不忠実な、忠義に欠ける、裏切りの

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The recreant general lowered his sword beneath the white flag and left the field.

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敗北を認めて降伏した将軍は白旗のもとで剣を下ろし、戦場を去った。

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(now rare, poetic) Having admitted defeat and surrendered; defeated.

Soothly, he that despeireth hym is lyk

The coward champious recreant, that seith,

Creant withoute nede, allas! akkas! bedekes us

He recreant and nedelees despeired.

[Translation by Larry D. Benson from Riverside Chaucer: Truly, he that despairs himself is like the cowardly defeated champion, who says "I surrender" without need. Alas, alas, needless is he defeated and needless in despair.]

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