RECUSANT

recusant (rek-y[schwa]-z[schwa]nt or ri-kyoo-z[schwa]nt), adj. Refusing to submit to an authority or comply with a command (a recusant witness). recusant (rek-y[schwa]-z[schwa]nt or ri-kyoo-z[schwa]nt), n. 1. Eccles. law. A person (esp. a Roman Catholic) who refuses to attend the services of the established Church of England. 2. A person who refuses to submit to an authority […]