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rec·u·sant     (rěk'yə-zənt, rĭ-kyōō'-)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. One of the Roman Catholics in England who incurred legal and social penalties in the 16th century and afterward for refusing to attend services of the Church of England.
  2. A dissenter; a nonconformist.
rec'u·san·cy n., rec'u·sant adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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