/non'ri zis"teuhnt/ , adj.
1. not able, conditioned, or constructed to withstand the effect of something, as a disease, a specific change in temperature, or harsh treatment; susceptible to damage or ill effects.
2. not resistant; passively obedient.
n.
3. a person who does not resist force.
4. a person who maintains that violence or established authority, even when tyrannical, should not be resisted by force.
[ 1695-1705; NON- + RESISTANT ]