RENEGA'DO, n. [L. re and nego, to deny.]
1. An apostate from the faith.2. One who deserts to an enemy; a deserter.3. A vagabond. [This is the sense in which this word is mostly used in popular language.]
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.