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

The owners of the Jacobite - which appeared as the Hogwarts Express in the boy wizard films - said implementing the new measures could cost £7m.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2023

Bonnie Prince Charlie's sword and a rare Jacobite wine glass will go on display at a Perth Museum next year.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2023

The Duke of Perth was a key part of the 1745 Jacobite rising, assembling a regiment for Bonnie Prince Charlie's cause.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2023

A Jacobite wine glass will also be displayed at the museum.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2023

Sir Marmaduke Carstairs, a Jacobite, is the victim of a conspiracy, and he is denounced as a plotter against the life of King William.

From A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)