runagate
a fugitive or runaway.
a vagabond or wanderer.
Origin of runagate
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How to use runagate in a sentence
A singularly fascinating chapter is that called "Escaped from Gardens," in which some of these pretty runagates are catalogued.
Literature and Life | William Dean HowellsPerhaps runagates, according to modern usage, would come nearer to the proposed signification, but not to be quite up with it.
John then betook himself, together with his two thousand Syrian runagates, from open attempts, to more secret ways of treachery.
The Wars of the Jews or History of the Destruction of Jerusalem | Flavius JosephusWe will none of your lurdans that can not pay scot and lot—your runagates that fall under the statute of outcry.
Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) | John P. KennedyWe who are not wise are mere exiles, runagates, enemies of our country, and madmen.
Life of Cicero | Anthony Trollope
British Dictionary definitions for runagate
/ (ˈrʌnəˌɡeɪt) /
archaic
a vagabond, fugitive, or renegade
(as modifier): a runagate priest
Origin of runagate
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