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Definition of Recreancy
1. n. The quality or state of being recreant.
Definition of Recreancy
1. Noun. The quality or state of being recreant. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Recreancy
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Recreancy
Literary usage of Recreancy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. American Railroad and Corporation Reports: Being a Collection of the Current by John Lewis (1895)
"... and to ignore the very bands of society, argues recreancy to his position and
office, and sets a pernicious example to the insubordinate and dangerous ..."
2. Documentary History of Education in Upper Canada: From the Passing of the by Ontario Dept. of Education, John George Hodgins (1907)
"It showed how low public honour and morality in politics had evidently fallen,—as
falsehood, double dealing, treachery, recreancy and cowardice and all such ..."
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