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Definition of: recusant
(rek′yə·zənt, ri·ky
′zənt) adjective
Persistently refusing to conform; specifically, in English history, refusing to attend services of the Anglican Church.
—noun One of a recusant character, position, or party; a non–comformist. [<L recusans, -antis, ppr. of recusare. See RECUSE.]
—rec′u·san·cy noun
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