recusant
Pertaining to a recusant or to recusancyPertaining to a recusant or to recusancy.
/ˈɹɛkjʊzənt/
Meaning
1 sensesPertaining to a recusant or to recusancy.
More definitions
- refusing to submit to authority
- (of Catholics) refusing to attend services of the Church of England
Origin
Borrowed from Latin recūsans, recūsāntis, from recūsō (“to refuse, decline; to object to;Borrowed from Latin recūsans, recūsāntis, from recūsō (“to refuse, decline; to object to; to protest”). See recuse.
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- (of Catholics) refusing to attend services of the Church of England:dissentient