recusancy

indénombrable

A noun referring to the refusal to submit to established authority, historically the refusal of Roman Catholics to attend services of the Church of England.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant le refus de se soumettre à une autorité établie, historiquement le refus des catholiques anglais d'assister aux offices de l'Église anglicane.

1. Refusal to submit to authority C2 formal british

   The act of refusing to obey or comply with established authority, especially in religious matters. Historically, it referred to the refusal of Roman Catholics to attend services of the Church of England.

   • His recusancy led to fines and imprisonment during the Elizabethan era.
   • The family's recusancy was well-known in the village.
   • Recusancy was a serious offense in 16th-century England.

   🇫🇷Refus de se soumettre à l'autorité

   Synonymes: defiancedisobediencedissentnoncompliancenonconformityrefusalresistance

   Antonymes: acquiescencecomplianceconformityobediencesubmission

• recusancies plural form
• recusancies' possessive plural form
• recusancy's possessive singular form