Definition of Jacobite
: a member of any of various Monophysite Eastern churches; especially : a member of the Monophysite Syrian church
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Origin and Etymology of jacobite
Middle English, from Medieval Latin Jacobita, from Jacobus Baradaeus (Jacob Baradai) †578 Syrian monk
Origin and Etymology of jacobite
Jacobus (James II)
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