RUNAGATES

Noun

runagates

plural of runagate

Source: Wiktionary


RUNAGATE

Run"a*gate, n. Etym: [F. renégat, Prov. renegat. LL. renegatus; confused with E. run and gate a way. See Renegate.]

Definition: A fugitive; a vagabond; an apostate; a renegade. See Renegade. Bunyan. Wretched runagates from the jail. De Quincey. Who has not been a runagate from duty Hare.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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