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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
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Noun (2)
Jacobitical \ ˌja-kə-ˈbi-ti-kəl \ adjective
\ adjectiveJacobitism \ ˈja-kə-ˌbī-ˌti-zəm \ noun
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