the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Cowardice; want of spirit; pusillanimity.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The character or nature of a poltroon; cowardice; baseness of mind; want of spirit.
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n. abject pusillanimity
Word Usage
"Because the driver has (as is his wont) omitted such petit-bourgeois poltroonery as insurance, driving licence and vehicle registration, it will not matter if he is on every visit tracked from low Earth orbit by some huge American spy satellite."