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 or comply with a command. [Blacks Law 8^th]