Runagate \Run"a*gate\, n. [F. ren['e]gat, 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. [1913 Webster] Wretched runagates from the jail. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster] Who has not been a runagate from duty? --Hare. [1913 Webster]