Ren"e*gade (r?n"?-g?d), n. [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.
Ren"e*gade (r?n"?-g?d), n. [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.
