recusants

[rek-yuh-zuhnt, ri-kyoo-zuhnt]

rec·u·sant

[rek-yuh-zuhnt, ri-kyoo-zuhnt]
adjective
1.
refusing to submit, comply, etc.
2.
obstinate in refusal.
3.
English History. refusing to attend services of the Church of England.
noun
4.
a person who is recusant.
5.
English History. a person, especially a Roman Catholic, who refused to attend the services of the Church of England.

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Recusants is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

Origin:
1545–55; < Latin recūsant- (stem of recūsāns), present participle of recusāre to demur, object, equivalent to re- re- + -cūsāre, verbal derivative of causa cause; see -ant

un·rec·u·sant, adjective
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