'Jacobite' definitions:
Definition of 'Jacobite'
(from WordNet)
noun
A supporter of James II after he was overthrown or a supporter of the Stuarts
Definition of 'Jacobite'
From: GCIDE
- Jacobite \Jac"o*bite\, prop. a. Of or pertaining to the Jacobites. Jacobitic
Definition of 'Jacobite'
From: GCIDE
- Jacobite \Jac"o*bite\, prop. n. [L. Jacobus James: cf. F. Jacobite. See 2d Jack.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. (Eng. Hist.) 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Eccl.) One of the sect of Syrian Monophysites. The sect is named after Jacob Barad[ae]us, its leader in the sixth century. [1913 Webster]