Meaning & use
Renegado
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An archaic term for a person who deserts one allegiance, faith, or party for another, especially a Christian who converted to Islam or a soldier who defected to an enemy.
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The Elizabethan play cast its hero as a renegado who abandoned his countrymen for a foreign court.
Historians describe the pirate captain as a renegado who had once served in the royal navy.
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"Renegado" is the original Spanish-derived form that entered English in the 16th century; "renegade" is the later, anglicized spelling that eventually replaced it in everyday use.
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