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Definition of Recusancy
1. Noun. Refusal to submit to established authority; originally the refusal of Roman Catholics to attend services of the Church of England.
Definition of Recusancy
1. n. The state of being recusant; nonconformity.
Definition of Recusancy
1. Noun. Obstinate refusal or opposition. ¹
2. Noun. The state of being a recusant; nonconformity. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Recusancy
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Recusancy
Literary usage of Recusancy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of England from the Accession of James I. to the Outbreak of the by Samuel Rawson Gardiner (1905)
"He was sorry that he had been obliged, against his will, to consent to the new
recusancy Act, but it was in his power to put ..."
2. History of England from the Accession of James I. to the Outbreak of the by Samuel Rawson Gardiner (1883)
"June 17 James confidentially acquainted Rosny with his purpose of remitting the
recusancy fines.1 Yet it was not without hesitation that James carried out ..."
3. The English Church in the Reigns of Elizabeth and James I. (1558-1625) by Walter Howard Frere (1904)
"The Council had its hands full in dealing with recusants; they 'LmV claimed to
be multiplying daily, and were certainly recusancy. ..."
4. Archbishop Parker by William Paul McClure Kennedy (1908)
"CHAPTER XV THE FAILURE OF recusancy recusancy. DURING the early years of ...
The repression of recusancy was equally part of the Government policy, ..."
5. Remains, Historical and Literary, Connected with the Palatine Counties of by Chetham Society (1887)
"... Rents and Compositions for recusancy remaining on the Crosby estate, and
charged to William Blundell the " Cavalier" on its repurchase in 1653. ..."
6. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1908)
"His assailants, who preferred ' dancing, or some other like pastime,' to
church-going, were charged with recusancy before the privy council in March 1588-9 ..."
7. Archbishop Parker by William Paul McClure Kennedy (1908)
"The repression of recusancy was equally part of the Government policy, and both
extremes claimed with varied fluctuations the diligent inquisition of Church ..."
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