Recusancy

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Obstinate refusal or opposition. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    refusal to submit to established authority; originally the refusal of Roman Catholics to attend services of the Church of England wordnet
  3. 3
    The state of being a recusant; nonconformity. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From recusant + -cy.

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