renegade
verb
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L332785 on Wikidata ↗adjective
- operating illegally
noun
- outlaw
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛ.nəˌɡeɪd/ / /ˈɹɛ.nɪˌɡeɪd/
adj
Etymology: From Spanish renegado, from Medieval Latin renegātus, perfect participle of renegō (“to deny”). See also renege.
- Deserting, treacherous, disloyal.
- Unconventional, unorthodox.
noun
Etymology: From Spanish renegado, from Medieval Latin renegātus, perfect participle of renegō (“to deny”). See also renege.
- An outlaw or rebel.
- A disloyal person who betrays or deserts a cause, religion, political party, friend, etc.
verb
Etymology: From Spanish renegado, from Medieval Latin renegātus, perfect participle of renegō (“to deny”). See also renege.
- To desert one's cause, or change one's loyalties; to commit betrayal.
“The recent arrangement, obtained by Lord Stratford, as to the case of a Christian renegading to Mohammedanism […]”