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   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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