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recusant
What does recusant mean?
recusant (adjective): refusing to submit to authority.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce recusant?
/ˈɹɛkjʊzənt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does recusant come from?
Borrowed from Latin recūsans, recūsāntis, from recūsō (“to refuse, decline; to object to; to protest”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to recusant
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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heard or perceptible by the ear
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showing inventiveness and skill
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refusing to submit to authority
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contrary to or forbidden by law
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