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recusancy
Variant of recusant
noun
- a person who refuses to obey an established authority; specif., in England in the 16th to 18th cent., a Roman Catholic who refused to attend the services of the Church of England or to recognize its authority
- any dissenter or nonconformist
adjective
of or like a recusant
Related Forms:
- recusancy noun
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