recusant

Definitions


[ˈrɛkjʊz(ə)nt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person who refuses to submit to an authority or to comply with a regulation


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Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin recusant- ‘refusing’, from the verb recusare (see recuse)


[ˈrɛkjʊz(ə)nt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- of or denoting a recusant


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Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin recusant- ‘refusing’, from the verb recusare (see recuse)




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