Lewis & Short

rē̆fŭga, ae, comm. [refugio], a runaway, fugitive (post-class. for perfuga, transfuga), Dig. 48, 19, 8, § 6; 49, 16, 13, § 5; Tert. Hab. Mul. 5; Vulg. 2 Macc. 5, 8.