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recusancy

recusancy noun: obstinate refusal or opposition.

Noun

recusancy (countable and uncountable, plural recusancies)

  1. Obstinate refusal or opposition.
  2. The state of being a recusant; nonconformity.

Forms of recusancy

pluralrecusancies

Origin of recusancy

From recusant + -cy.

Questions about recusancy

What does recusancy mean?
Recusancy means obstinate refusal or opposition.
What part of speech is recusancy?
Recusancy is a noun.
What is the plural of recusancy?
The plural of recusancy is recusancies.

Words near recusancy in the dictionary

  1. recusal
  2. recusals
  3. recusance
  4. recusances
  5. recusancies
  6. recusancy
  7. recusant
  8. recusants
  9. recusation
  10. recusations
  11. recusative

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