Ref`u*gee" (r?f`?*j?"), n. [F. réfugié, fr.
se réfugier to take refuge. See Refuge, n.]
1. One who flees to
a shelter, or place of safety.
2. Especially, one who, in times of
persecution or political commotion,
flees to a foreign power or country for safety; as, the French refugees who left France after the revocation of the edict
of Nantes.
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