Runagate (?), n. [F. renégat, 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.
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Wretched runagates from the jail. De Quincey.
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Who has not been a runagate from duty? Hare.
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