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Definition of Runagate
1. n. A fugitive; a vagabond; an apostate; a renegade. See Renegade.
Definition of Runagate
1. Noun. A deserter, renegade or apostate. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Runagate
1. a deserter [n -S] - See also: deserter
Lexicographical Neighbors of Runagate
Literary usage of Runagate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1901)
"runagate Ruminate. (L.) From pp. of L. ni- »¡innre, to chew the cud, ruminate.
... runagate, a vagabond. (F.-L.) A corruption of ME renégat, АП apostate, ..."
2. Quentin Durward by Walter Scott (1823)
"... who ever waited around him like the familiar beside a sorcerer, " hark thee—tell
Tristan to be speedy in dealing with yonder runagate Bohemian." VOL. ..."
3. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood (1865)
"(Lat. negare), to deny, disown, then to blaspheme, to curse. .See runagate.
Renown. ... runagate ..."
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