Jacobite

noun
/ˈd͡ʒækəbaɪt/

Etymology

From Latin Jācōbus (“James”) + -ite, equivalent to Jacob + -ite.

Definitions

  1. A supporter of the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England and Scotland…

    A supporter of the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England and Scotland in the late 17th century.

    • Among the Jacobites the dismay was great
    • In the later 1690s Rewse became a successful thief-taker, reaping large rewards for the capture of Jacobite conspirators, clippers, and coiners.
  2. A member of the Syriac Orthodox Church, or historically any miaphysite or monophysite.

  3. A follower of Henry Jacob, a 16th–17th-century Puritan theologian

    A follower of Henry Jacob, a 16th–17th-century Puritan theologian; an early Congregationalist.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA