livered
/ˈlɪvərd/
adjective
- Having a specified kind of liver (usually used in combination, e.g., 'white-livered' meaning cowardly).
- In old stories, a white-livered knight was one who was afraid to fight.
- He was called yellow-livered for refusing to stand up for himself.
- The term 'lily-livered' was used to describe someone who was cowardly.