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recusant

re·cu·sant

UK/ˈɹɛkjʊzənt/ uncommon
noun (1) adjective (2)

noun

1.

someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct

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adjective

1.

(of Catholics formerly) refusing to attend services of the Church of England

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2.

refusing to submit to authority

  • “the recusant electors...cooperated in electing a new Senate” Mary W.Williams
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Origin

Borrowed from Latin recūsans, recūsāntis, from recūsō (“to refuse, decline; to object to; to protest”). See recuse.

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