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recreancy|ˈrɛkrɪənsɪ|
[f. recreant a.: see -ancy.]
The quality of being recreant; mean-spiritedness, apostasy, treachery.
1602Warner Alb. Eng. Epit. (1612) 377 For his Recreancie in a marriage contracted betwixt him and Williams daughter. 1628Coke On Litt. 391 If a Felon be conuicted by Uerdict, Confession, or Recreancie, he doth forfeit his goods and Chattels. 1851Sir F. Palgrave Norm. & Eng. I. 577 Whenever they could, [they] displayed their incorrigible recreancy. 1859National Rev. Apr. 500 France, on pain of recreancy and dishonour, must come to the rescue. |