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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rec•u•san•cy (rek′yə zən sē, ri ko̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation n. - World Historythe state of being recusant.
- World Historyobstinate refusal or opposition.
- recus(ant) + -ancy 1555–65
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rec•u•sant (rek′yə zənt, ri kyo̅o̅′zənt),USA pronunciation adj. - refusing to submit, comply, etc.
- obstinate in refusal.
- World History[Eng. Hist.]refusing to attend services of the Church of England.
n. - a person who is recusant.
- World History[Eng. Hist.]a person, esp. a Roman Catholic, who refused to attend the services of the Church of England.
- Latin recūsant- (stem of recūsāns), present participle of recusāre to demur, object, equivalent. to re- re- + -cūsāre, verb, verbal derivative of causa cause; see -ant
- 1545–55
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: recusant /ˈrɛkjʊzənt/ n - (in 16th to 18th century England) a Roman Catholic who did not attend the services of the Church of England, as was required by law
- any person who refuses to submit to authority
adj - (formerly, of Catholics) refusing to attend services of the Church of England
- refusing to submit to authority
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin recūsāns refusing, from recūsāre from re- + causārī to dispute, from causa a causeˈrecusance, ˈrecusancy n |