Etymology

recusant

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Today it means: Someone refusing to attend Church of England services, between the 16th and early 19th centuries, whether a Protestant dissident or a Roman Catholic. Full definition →

Latin recūsans, recūsāntis
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromrecūsans, recūsāntis
  2. English todayrecusant

Borrowed from Latin recūsans, recūsāntis, from recūsō (“to refuse, decline; to object to; to protest”). See recuse.

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