- recusant
[recusant 词源字典]
- recusant: see refuse
[recusant etymology, recusant origin, 英语词源] - recusant (adj.)
- "obstinate in refusal," 1550s, from Latin recusantem (nominative recusans) "refusing to obey," present participle of recusare "make an objection against; decline, refuse, reject; be reluctant to" (see recuse). The noun meaning "one obstinate in refusing" is from 1610s.