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recusancy|ˈrɛkjuːzənsɪ, rɪˈkjuːzənsɪ|
[ad. L. type *recūsantia: see recusant and -ancy.]
The action or practice characteristic of a recusant.
1. Hist. Refusal, especially on the part of Roman Catholics, to attend the services of the Church of England; from c 1570 to 1791 this was punishable by a fine, and involved many disabilities.
c1600Norden Spec. Brit., Cornw. (1728) 55 It is the howse of one Tregean, who for his and his wives recusancie..his lande was suspended and himselfe nere 20 yeares imprisoned. 1618Dalton Countr. Just. 82 Any popish Recusant..which is conuicted or indicted for recusancie or which hath not receiued the Communion twice the yeare past. 1679Evelyn Diary 24 Apr., The Duke of York, voted against by the Commons for his recusancy, went over to Flanders. 1732Neal Hist. Purit. I. 588 He was for extending the Statute of Recusancy to them that went at any time to hear sermons from their own parish church. 1827Hallam Const. Hist. (1876) I. iii. 145 These grievous penalties on recusancy, as the wilful absence of catholics from church came now to be denominated. 1874Green Short Hist. vii. §3. 371 Heavy ‘fines for recusancy’..became a constant source of supply to the Royal exchequer.
†b. With a, an instance of this. Obs.
1624Donne Devot. iii. Expost., I cannot say, I will come into thy house... It is not a Recusancy, for I would come, but it is an Excommunication, I must not. 1641Smectymnuus Vind. Answ. ii. 34 The Jesuitish Casuists begun to draw on the Papists to a Recusancie.
2. Refusal to obey some authority or command.
1597J. King On Jonas (1618) 37 The commission giuen to Ionas, we haue already weighed: it followeth that wee handle his recusancy and disobedience therein committed. 1655Fuller Ch. Hist. viii. ii. §46 Charging recusancy herein, as a sin on the soul of the refusers. 1816Scott Old Mort. xi, There was one of my able-bodied men the other day who plainly refused to attend the wappen-schaw at my bidding. Is there no law for such recusancy, Colonel Grahame? 1868Kinglake Crimea (1877) III. iii. 341 This sudden recusancy at the French Headquarters.
†b. Const. of; also with inf. Obs. rare.
1563Foxe A. & M. 1408 He hath..iustly certified Hugh Raulins, person of Tynby, for his wilful recusancy of two other personages. 1655Fuller Ch. Hist. vi. v. False Miracles §13 It happened that Abbot Whiting (the last of Glassenbury) was hanged thereon for his Recusancy to Surrender the Abbey. |