Runagate
Pronunciation : Run"a*gate
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. ren?gat, Prov. renegat. LL. renegatus; confused with E. run and gate a way. See Renegate.]
Definition : Defn: A fugitive; a vagabond; an apostate; a renegade. See Renegade. Bunyan. Wretched runagates from the jail. De Quincey. Who has not been a runagate from duty Hare.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913