Craven – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
craven
adj.
fearful, cowardly
n.
fearful person, coward
Craven
craven
Noun
1. an abject coward
(synonym) poltroon, recreant
(hypernym) coward
Adjective
1. lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful; "the craven fellow turned and ran"; "a craven proposal to raise the white flag"; "this recreant knight"- Spenser
(synonym) recreant
(similar) cowardly, fearful
Craven
(v. t.)
To make recreant, weak, spiritless, or cowardly.
(n.)
A recreant; a coward; a weak-hearted, spiritless fellow. See Recreant, n.
(a.)
Cowardly; fainthearted; spiritless.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
Craven
The word applied to the losing champion in a
trial by combat or
judicial duel , since the loss of the duel proved him to be perjured. As an 'infamous' person, he lost is right to law and could never again appear as a witness. On the continent sometimes such a loss carried with it the severe penalty of losing a hand, since the perjury was knowingly issued under
oath .