Bible Dictionaries
Refusal

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) The right of taking in preference to others; the choice of taking or refusing; option; as, to give one the refusal of a farm; to have the refusal of an employment.

(2):

(n.) The act of refusing; denial of anything demanded, solicited, or offered for acceptance.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Refusal'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​r/refusal.html. 1828.