/
ˈrɛnɪgeɪd/
n.
a person who deserts and betrays an organization, country, or set of principles.
▸archaic a person who abandons religion.
adj.
having treacherously changed allegiance.
v.
archaic become a renegade.
Etymology
C15: from Sp. renegado, from med. L. renegatus, renegare ‘renounce’.