Caitiff, subst., wretch, slave; masc. and fem.: I (Helena) “am the c. that do hold him to it,” All's III, 2, 117. “for queen, a very c. crowned with care,” R3 IV, 4, 100. alas, poor c. (Bianca) Oth. IV, 1, 109. “she finds a hound and asks the weary c. for his master,” Ven. 914. Used as a term of reproach: Meas. II, 1, 182. Meas. II, 1, 182 V, 53. Tim. IV, 3, 235. V, 4, 71. Lr. II, 1, 64 (Ff. coward). III, 2, 55. Oth. V, 2, 318.
Used adjectively: “this pernicious c. deputy,” Meas. V, 88. “a c. recreant to my cousin Hereford,” R2 I, 2, 53. “a c. wretch,” Rom. V, 1, 52.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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