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recusancy English

Meaning recusancy meaning

What does recusancy mean?

— noun refusal to submit to established authority; originally the refusal of Roman Catholics to attend services of the Church of England

What other words have the same or similar meaning as recusancy?

disobedience restiveness recalcitrancy nonconformity nonconformism intractableness insubordination contumacy contumaciousness abnormality