recusancy
NounOpen English WordNet
Noun (1)
- refusal to submit to established authority; originally the refusal of Roman Catholics to attend services of the Church of EnglandType of direct action
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Re·cu′san·cy (r?-k?′zan-s? or r?k′?-), noun
The state of being recusant; nonconformity. Sir Edward. Coke
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54