RECUSANT


Meaning of RECUSANT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -zənt ]

noun

Etymology: Latin recusant-, recusans, present participle of recusare to reject, oppose, from re- + causari to give a reason, from causa cause, reason

Date: circa 1553

1. : an English Roman Catholic of the time from about 1570 to 1791 who refused to attend services of the Church of England and thereby committed a statutory offense

2. : one who refuses to accept or obey established authority

• recusant adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.