Definition of jacobite Jacobite

/ʤæˈkʌbajˌt/ - [jakubayt] - Jac•o•bite

We found 7 definitions of jacobite from 5 different sources.

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What does jacobite mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

jacobite - a supporter of James II after he was overthrown or a supporter of the Stuarts
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • jacobite (Noun)
    A supporter of the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England and Scotland in the late 17th century.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • jacobite (n.)
    A partisan or adherent of James the Second, after his abdication, or of his descendants, an opposer of the revolution in 1688 in favor of William and Mary.
  • jacobite (n.)
    One of the sect of Syrian Monophysites. The sect is named after Jacob Baradaeus, its leader in the sixth century.
  • jacobite (a.)
    Of or pertaining to the Jacobites.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • jacobite
    jak′o-bīt, n. an adherent of James II. and his descendants: in Church history, a Syrian monophysite, named after the 6th-century monk, Jacobus Baradæus.—adjs. Jac′obite, Jacobit′ic, -al.—n. Jac′obitism

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