recusant /ˈɹɛkjʊzənt/noun 2adjective 1forms 1 noun2 •Anyone refusing to submit to authority or regulation. •(historical) Someone refusing to attend Church of England services, between the 16th and early 19th centuries, whether a Protestant dissident or a Roman Catholic. adjective1 •Pertaining to a recusant or to recusancy. formsrecusants
