Poltroonery

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Poltroonery \Pol*troon"er*y\, n. [F. poltronnerie; cf. It.
     poltroneria.]
     Cowardice; want of spirit; pusillanimity.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  poltroonery
       n : abject pusillanimity