'Runagate' definitions:

Definition of 'Runagate'

From: GCIDE
  • 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 Quincey. [1913 Webster]
  • Who has not been a runagate from duty? --Hare. [1913 Webster]