wretch(rch)
n.
1. A miserable, unfortunate, or unhappy person.
2. A person regarded as base, mean, or despicable: "a stony adversary, an inhuman wretch" (Shakespeare).
[Middle English wrecche, from Old English wrecca, exiles, wretch.]
I know this much already, but I assumed that theres more of a background to it as is many old english or latin words, but this definition is pretty straight forward.