Recusant

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈrÉ›kjÊŠzÉ™nt/

Origin

From Latin recūsō ("I refuse, decline; I object to; I protest"). See recuse.

Full definition of recusant

Noun

1. (historical) someone refusing to attend Church of England services, between the sixteenth and early nineteenth centuries
2. anyone refusing to submit to authority or regulation

Synonyms

• papist

Related terms

• recusancy
• refusenik

Adjective

1. pertaining to a recusant or to recusancy

Anagrams

• centaurs, Centaurs
• Etruscan
• uncrates