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Webster 1913 Edition


Renegade

Ren′e-gade

(r?n′?-g?d)
,
Noun.
[Sp.
renegado
, LL.
renegatus
, fr.
renegare
to deny; L. pref.
re-
re- +
negare
to deny. See
Negation
,
and cf
.
Runagate
.]
One faithless to principle or party.
Specifically:
(a)
An apostate from Christianity or from any form of religious faith.
James justly regarded these
renegades
as the most serviceable tools that he could employ.
Macaulay.
(b)
One who deserts from a military or naval post; a deserter.
Arbuthnot.
(c)
A common vagabond; a worthless or wicked fellow.

Webster 1828 Edition


Renegade

REN'EGADE

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Definition 2024


renegade

renegade

English

Noun

renegade (plural renegades)

  1. An outlaw or rebel.
  2. A disloyal person who betrays or deserts a cause, religion, political party, friend, etc.

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