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To: americanophile
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=Renegade&searchmode=none

renegade
1583, "apostate," probably (with change of suffix) from Sp. renegado, originally "Christian turned Muslim," from M.L. renegatus, prop. pp. of renegare "deny" (see renege). General sense of "turncoat" is from 1665. The form renegate, directly from M.L., is attested in Eng. from c.1375.

15 posted on 11/11/2008 12:58:59 PM PST by CE2949BB (Fight.)
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To: CE2949BB; nw_arizona_granny; DAVEY CROCKETT; Calpernia; LucyT

See #15, seems the Secret Service has a flair for irony.


28 posted on 11/11/2008 1:12:37 PM PST by Velveeta
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To: CE2949BB
originally "Christian turned Muslim,"
If true, then I am ROTFLMAO!!!!
42 posted on 11/11/2008 1:27:39 PM PST by 5thGenTexan
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