privative vs recusant

privative

adj
  • consisting in the absence of something; negative 

  • causing privation; depriving 

  • indicating the absence of something 

noun
  • something that causes privation or indicates an absence 

recusant

adj
  • pertaining to a recusant or to recusancy 

noun
  • Anyone refusing to submit to authority or regulation. 

  • Someone refusing to attend Church of England services, between the 16th and early 19th centuries. 

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