cravant

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === cravaunde === Etymology === Either borrowed from Old French cravanté (“defeated”), past participle of cravanter, or a modification of creaunt (“defeated”) after craven (“to crave”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kraːˈva(u̯)nt/, /ˈkraːva(u̯)nt/ === Adjective === cravant defeated, overcome ==== Descendants ==== English: craven ==== References ==== “crāvant, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.