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caitiff
cai·tiff [ káytif ] (plural cai·tiffs)


noun 
Definition:
 
( archaic )
Same as  coward
[13th century. Via Old French caitif "captive, wretched person" < Latin captivus< capere "take"]

cai·tiff adjective
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