recusancy
AmericanEtymology
Origin of recusancy
First recorded in 1555–65; recus(ant) + -ancy
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The recusancy fines, which were still exacted in a modified form, kept up a certain feeling of irritation, but on the whole the Catholics were loyal.
From Henrietta Maria by Henrietta Haynes
It will be well, therefore, to quote one singular example to show how this recusancy was encountered.
From Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries by William Francis Dawson
The fact was that Sir Nicholas had again been summoned for recusancy.
From By What Authority? by Robert Hugh Benson
Refusal -- N. refusal, rejection; noncompliance, incompliance†; denial; declining &c. v.; declension; declinature†; peremptory refusal, flat refusal, point blank refusal; repulse, rebuff; discountenance. recusancy, abnegation, protest, disclaimer; dissent &c.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget
The oppression of the Catholic gentry was limited to an exaction, more or less rigorous at different times, of the fines for recusancy or non-attendance at public worship.
From History of the English People, Volume IV by John Richard Green
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