Jacobite

American  

[jak-uh-bahyt] / ˈdʒæk əˌbaɪt /

noun

1. a partisan or adherent of James II of England after his overthrow (1688), or of the Stuarts.

2. a member of the Syrian Monophysitic church, which was founded in the 6th century a.d. and was governed by the patriarch of Antioch.

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Jacobite British  

/ ˌdʒækəˈbɪtɪk, ˈdʒækəˌbaɪt /

noun

1. history an adherent of James II after his overthrow in 1688, or of his descendants in their attempts to regain the throne

2. a member of the Monophysite Church of Syria, which became a schismatic church in 451 _ad

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Other Word Forms

• Jacobitic
  adjective
• Jacobitical
  adjective
• Jacobitism
  noun

Etymology

Origin of Jacobite

1400–50; Jacobite ( in def. 2 ) late Middle English (< Middle French ) < Medieval Latin Jacōbīta, after Jacobus Baradaeus, bishop of Edessa (died 578); Jacobite ( in def. 1 ) cf. James; see -ite ¹

Example Sentences

Members of the prince's Jacobite army marched from nearby Culloden Parks to join the fighting against the Duke of Cumberland's government army.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2025

The Jacobite train makes two trips a day, from March to October, using some of the same carriages that were used for filming.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2023

In August, the Jacobite was given a temporary exemption, which expires on Thursday.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2023

The Jacobite makes two trips a day on the west coast line, using some of the same carriages that were used for filming.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2023

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 Barad�us.—adjs.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various