/
ˈrɛkjʊz(ə)nt/
n.
a person who refuses to submit to authority or comply with a regulation.
▸historical a person who refused to attend services of the Church of England.
adj.
of or denoting a recusant.
Derivative
- recusance n.
- recusancy n.
Etymology
C16: from L. recusant-, recusare (see recuse).
