Captive; wretched; unfortunate. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Base; wicked and mean; cowardly; despicable. Arnold had sped his caitiff flight. W. Irving.
A captive; a prisoner. [Obs.] Avarice doth tyrannize over her caitiff and slave. Holland.
A wretched or unfortunate man. [Obs.] Chaucer.
A mean, despicable person; one whose character meanness and wickedness meet.
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