recusant vs maverick

recusant and maverick both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
recusant	Yes	Yes	No	No
maverick	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, maverick is a hyponym of recusant; that is, maverick is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than recusant:

recusant: someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct
maverick: someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action

Other hyponyms of recusant include beat, beatnik, bohemian, enfant terrible, heretic, rebel.

recusant (noun)	maverick (noun)
someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct	an unbranded range animal (especially a stray calf); belongs to the first person who puts a brand on it
	someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action

recusant (adjective)	maverick (adjective)
refusing to submit to authority	independent in behavior or thought
(of Catholics) refusing to attend services of the Church of England