rĕ-calcĭtro, āre, v. n.,
I to kick back (of horses); transf.
1 (Poet.) To deny access , Hor. S. 2, 1, 20.—
2 (Late Lat.) To be petulant , disobedient : incrassatus est dilectus, et recalcitravit, Vulg. Deut. 32, 15; cf.: majestati Augustae recalcitrans, Amm. 14, 7, 14; 15, 7, 9; 22, 11, 5.