recusancy

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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.

• 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее отказ подчиняться установленной власти, исторически — отказ католиков посещать службы Англиканской церкви.

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.

   🇷🇺Отказ от подчинения

   Синонимы: defiancedisobediencedissentnoncompliancenonconformityrefusalresistance

   Антонимы: acquiescencecomplianceconformityobediencesubmission

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