RECUSANT


Meaning of RECUSANT in English

[ '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 ).

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