meaning of jacobite
1. 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.
2. One of the sect of Syrian Monophysites. The sect is named after Jacob Baradaeus, its leader in the sixth century.
3. Of or pertaining to the Jacobites.
4. a supporter of James II after he was overthrown or a supporter of the Stuarts
Related Words
jacobite |
