Found 2 items, similar to Jacobite.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Jacobite Jacobite n : a supporter of James II after he was overthrown or a supporter of the Stuarts
English → English (gcide) Definition: Jacobite 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] Jacobite \Jac"o*bite\, prop. a. Of or pertaining to the Jacobites.