- runagate
- noun Etymology: alteration of renegate, from Medieval Latin renegatus — more at renegade Date: 1547 1. vagabond 2. fugitive, runaway
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Runagate — Run a*gate, n. [F. ren[ e]gat, Prov. renegat. LL. renegatus; confused with E. run and gate a way. See {Renegade}.] A fugitive; a vagabond; an apostate; a renegade. See {Renegade}. Bunyan. [1913 Webster] Wretched runagates from the jail. De… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
runagate — index fugitive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
runagate — [runə gāt΄] n. [altered (< RUN + obs. agate, on the way) < ME renegat, apostate, villain < OFr < ML renegatus: see RENEGADE] Archaic 1. a runaway; fugitive or deserter 2. a person who drifts or wanders about; vagabond … English World dictionary
runagate — /run euh gayt /, n. 1. a fugitive or runaway. 2. a vagabond or wanderer. [1520 30; RUN (v.) + obs. agate away; sense influenced by obs. renegate (ME renegat < ML renegatus RENEGADE)] * * * … Universalium
runagate — noun A deserter, renegade or apostate … Wiktionary
runagate — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A person who has defected: apostate, defector, deserter, recreant, renegade, tergiversator, turncoat. Informal: rat. See APPROACH … English dictionary for students
runagate — run·a·gate … English syllables
runagate — run•a•gate [[t]ˈrʌn əˌgeɪt[/t]] n. 1) a fugitive or runaway 2) a vagabond or wanderer • Etymology: 1520–30; run (v.) + obs. agate away … From formal English to slang
runagate — ˈrənəˌgāt noun ( s) Etymology: alteration (influenced by run) (I) of renegate 1. : renegade 2. a … Useful english dictionary
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