[ 'rɛkjʊz(ə)nt ]
■ noun a person who refuses to submit to authority or comply with a regulation.
↘ historical a person who refused to attend services of the Church of England.
■ adjective of or denoting a ~.
Derivatives
recusance noun
recusancy noun
Origin
C16: from L. ~- , recusare (see recuse ).