Jacobite
Pronunciation : Jac"o*bite
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. Jacobus James: cf. F. Jacobite. See 2d Jack.]
Definition : 1. (Eng. Hist.)
Defn: A partisan or adherent of James the Second, after his abdication, or of his descendants, an opposer of the revolution in 1688 in favor of William and Mary. Macaulay.
2. (Eccl.)
Defn: One of the sect of Syrian Monophysites. The sect is named after Jacob Barad?us, its leader in the sixth century.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Jac"o*bite
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Of or pertaining to the Jacobites.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913