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recusancy

[ rek-yuh-zuh n-see, ri-koo- ]

/ ˈrɛk yə zən si, rɪˈku- /

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noun

the state of being recusant.

obstinate refusal or opposition.

Origin of recusancy

First recorded in 1555–65; recus(ant) + -ancy

Words nearby recusancy

recurvate, recurvation, recurve, recurved, recusal, recusancy, recusant, recuse, recycle, recycling, red

Example sentences from the Web for recusancy

This refers to his commitments for recusancy, which had been frequent.

Notes and Queries, Number 213, November 26, 1853 |Various
It will be well, therefore, to quote one singular example to show how this recusancy was encountered.

Christmas: Its Origin and Associations |William Francis Dawson
What could they have done to me, said my brother, on account of my recusancy?

Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. IX.--February, 1851.--Vol. II. |Various
A moment's retrogression will explain the young man's recusancy.

Vassall Morton |Francis Parkman

He published a general pardon of all penalties already incurred for recusancy.

Constitutional History of England, Vol 1 of 3 |Henry Hallam