Craven

krāv′n, n. a coward: a spiritle fellow.— adj. cowardly: spiritle .— v.t. to render spiritle .— adv. Crav′enly .— n. Crav′enne .— To cry craven , to surrender. [M. E. cravant —O. Fr. participle cravanté , corresponding to L. crepant-em , crepāre , to rattle, to break; some explain M. E. cravant as O. Fr. creant , as in recreant .]