Recusant

rek′ū-zant, or rē-kū′zant, adj. obstinate in refusal, esp. to comply with the Anglican ritual.— n. a nonconformist: one who refuses to acknowledge the supremacy of the sovereign in religious matters.— ns. Rec′ūsance , Rec′ūsancy , state of being a recusant: nonconformity, or its tenets; Recusā′tion .— adj. Recū′sative . [Fr.,—L. recusans , pr.p. of rec usāre — re- , against, causa , a cause.]