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Pronunciation : Ref`u*gee" (rf`*j")
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. r?fugi?, fr. se r?fugier to take refuge. See Refuge, n.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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