recusancy

Obstinate refusal or opposition.

The state of being a recusant.

The tenets of the recusants, or adherence to those tenets.

The state of being recusant; nonconformity.

Obstinate refusal or opposition.

The state of being a recusant; nonconformity.

refusal to submit to established authority; originally the refusal of Roman Catholics to attend services of the Church of England