Jacobite
Americannoun
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a partisan or adherent of James II of England after his overthrow (1688), or of the Stuarts.
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a member of the Syrian Monophysitic church, which was founded in the 6th century a.d. and was governed by the patriarch of Antioch.
noun
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history an adherent of James II after his overthrow in 1688, or of his descendants in their attempts to regain the throne
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a member of the Monophysite Church of Syria, which became a schismatic church in 451 ad
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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
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Returning to Craigh na Dun on her own, Claire touches the center stone and is transported to 1743, three years before the Jacobite defeat.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
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
He played a significant role in the 1745 Jacobite rising, which effectively ended after his defeat at The Battle of Culloden in April 1746.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2023
A Jacobite wine glass will also be displayed at the museum.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2023
Captured in an attempted Jacobite invasion of Scotland, he escaped in a most extraordinary manner.
From A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
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