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Definition of Craven
1. Adjective. Lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful. "This recreant knight"
2. Noun. An abject coward.
Definition of Craven
1. a. Cowardly; fainthearted; spiritless.
2. n. A recreant; a coward; a weak-hearted, spiritless fellow. See Recreant,
3. v. t. To make recreant, weak, spiritless, or cowardly.
Definition of Craven
1. Adjective. Unwilling to fight; lacking even the rudiments of courage; extremely cowardly. ¹
2. Noun. A confessed coward. ¹
3. Verb. To make craven. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Craven
1. to make cowardly [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: cowardly
Lexicographical Neighbors of Craven
Literary usage of Craven
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United by George Edward Cokayne (1889)
"1665, he received a further extension of the title of BARON craven OF HAMPSTED
... June 1608, being s. and h. of Sir William craven, Lord Mayor of London ..."
2. A Dictionary of Books Relating to America, from Its Discovery to the Present by Joseph Sabin, Wilberforce Eames, Bibliographical Society of America, Robert William Glenroie Vail (1873)
"craven (Alfred W.) Report of AW craven, Chief Engineer of the Croton Aqueduct
... craven (TT) Record of the Testimony taken in the Trial of Commodore TT ..."
3. The Literary Life and Correspondence of the Countess of Blessington by Richard Robert Madden (1855)
"RK craven was the third son of William, sixth Baron craven, by his marriage, on
the 18th of May, 1767, ... Lady craven separated from hor husband in 1781. ..."
4. London Past and Present: Its History, Associations, and Traditions by Henry B. Wheatley, Peter Cunningham (1891)
"17. "The Musick of the Masque of Comus" has on the title-page, " sold by the
author at his house, No. 17 in craven Buildings, Drury Lane. ..."
5. The Gentleman's Magazine (1905)
"craven STREET. T HE Rate-books of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields reveal the fact of
craven Street having been known, until 1742, as Spur Alley ..."
6. Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United by George Edward Cokayne (1889)
"1665, he received a further extension of the title of BARON craven OF HAMPSTED
... June 1608, being s. and h. of Sir William craven, Lord Mayor of London ..."
7. A Dictionary of Books Relating to America, from Its Discovery to the Present by Joseph Sabin, Wilberforce Eames, Bibliographical Society of America, Robert William Glenroie Vail (1873)
"craven (Alfred W.) Report of AW craven, Chief Engineer of the Croton Aqueduct
... craven (TT) Record of the Testimony taken in the Trial of Commodore TT ..."
8. The Literary Life and Correspondence of the Countess of Blessington by Richard Robert Madden (1855)
"RK craven was the third son of William, sixth Baron craven, by his marriage, on
the 18th of May, 1767, ... Lady craven separated from hor husband in 1781. ..."
9. London Past and Present: Its History, Associations, and Traditions by Henry B. Wheatley, Peter Cunningham (1891)
"17. "The Musick of the Masque of Comus" has on the title-page, " sold by the
author at his house, No. 17 in craven Buildings, Drury Lane. ..."
10. The Gentleman's Magazine (1905)
"craven STREET. T HE Rate-books of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields reveal the fact of
craven Street having been known, until 1742, as Spur Alley ..."
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