poltroon

noun /pɒlˈtɹuːn/

1. An ignoble or total coward; a dastard; a mean-spirited wretch.

   He durst not sit there, had your father lived.

   Patience is for poltroons, such as he:

Where it comes from

From Middle French poltron, from Italian poltrone.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry poltroon (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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