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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