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recusant

adjective

[L. recusans, recuso, to refuse; re and the root of causa, signifying to drive. The primary sense is to repel or drive back.]

s as z. Refusing to acknowledge the supremacy of the king, or to conform to the established rites of the church; as a recusant lord.

recusant

noun
In English history, a person who refuses to acknowledge the supremacy of the king in matters of religion; as a popish recusant, who acknowledges the supremacy of the pope.

recusant

One who refuses communion with the church of England; a non- conformist. All that are recusants of holy rites.