break-vow

English

Etymology

break +‎ vow

Noun

break-vow (plural break-vows)

(obsolete, derogatory) An untrustworthy person; someone who habitually breaks vows and promises.
- c. 1595, Shakespeare, William, King John, act 2, scene 1:
  With that same purpose-changer, that sly devil, / That broker, that still breaks the pate of faith, / That daily break-vow, he that wins of all, / Of kings, of beggars, old men, young men, maids,

Synonyms

break-promise, oathbreaker, piker (Australia & New Zealand, slang), reneger

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