SINCE 1828
Jacobite
noun (1)
Jac·o·bite
| \ ˈja-kə-ˌbīt
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Definition of Jacobite
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a member of any of various Monophysite Eastern churches
especially
: a member of the Monophysite Syrian church
Jacobite
noun (2)Definition of Jacobite (Entry 2 of 2)
: a partisan of James II of England or of the Stuarts after the revolution of 1688
Other Words from Jacobite
Noun (2)
Jacobitical
\ ˌja-kə-ˈbi-ti-kəl
\
adjective
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adjective
Jacobitism
\ ˈja-kə-ˌbī-ˌti-zəm
\
noun
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noun
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