Recusancy(n.) The state of being recusant; nonconformity.
Recusant(a.) Obstinate in refusal; specifically, in English history, refusing to acknowledge the supremacy of the king in the churc, or to conform to the established rites of the church; as, a recusant lord.
Recusant(n.) One who is obstinate in refusal; one standing out stubbornly against general practice or opinion.
Recusant(n.) A person who refuses to acknowledge the supremacy of the king in matters of religion; as, a Roman Catholic recusant, who acknowledges the supremacy of the pope.
Recusant(n.) One who refuses communion with the Church of England; a nonconformist.
Recusation(n.) Refusal.
Recusation(n.) The act of refusing a judge or challenging that he shall not try the cause, on account of his supposed partiality.
Recusative(a.) Refusing; denying; negative.
Recuse(v. t.) To refuse or reject, as a judge; to challenge that the judge shall not try the cause.
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