recusancy

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

recusancy
    n 1: refusal to submit to established authority; originally the
         refusal of Roman Catholics to attend services of the Church
         of England

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Recusancy \Re*cu"san*cy\ (r?*k?"zan*s? or r?k"?-), n.
   The state of being recusant; nonconformity. --Coke.
   [1913 Webster]

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