Obs. rare. [OE. andsæc denial, cf. andsaci-an to deny, refuse, f. and- against + sæc contention, strife.] Denial, abjuration.
a. 1000. Laws of Ina, 41 (Bosw.). Be borʓes andsæce.
a. 1000. Elene (Gr.), 472. Þæs unrihtes andsæc.
c. 1200. Trin. Coll. Hom., 147. Mid swiche teares lauede Seint peter þe hore of þe fule sinne of ure helendes andseche.