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 ) James; -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

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

The clan backed the restoration of the Stuart dynasty to the British throne and had taken part in the first Jacobite Rising of 1689.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2023

Hon. W.E., 230Glasgow and the Jacobite occupation, 276Glatz, ceded to Frederick II.,

From Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections by Rosebery, Archibald Phillip Primrose