Jacobite
Jac·ob·ite
Jacobite · Jacobites
Jakobite, Jakobitin
A supporter of the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England and…A supporter of the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England and Scotland in the late 17th century.
/ˈd͡ʒækəbaɪt/
Meaning
3 senses(historical)A supporter of the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England and Scotland in the late 17th century.
Jakobite, Jakobitin
(dated)A member of the Syriac Orthodox Church, or historically any miaphysite or monophysite.
(historical)A follower of Henry Jacob, a 16th–17th-century Puritan theologian; an early Congregationalist.
More definitions
- a supporter of James II after he was overthrown or a supporter of the Stuarts
Translations
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By meaning 1
supporter of the restoration of the Stuart kings:
Origin
From Latin Jācōbus (“James”) + -ite, equivalent to Jacob + -ite.From Latin Jācōbus (“James”) + -ite, equivalent to Jacob + -ite.
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