Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A supporter of James II of England or of the Stuart pretenders after 1688.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In English history, a partizan or adherent of James II. after he abdicated the throne, or of his descendants. The Jacobites engaged in fruitless rebellions in 1715 and 1745, in behalf of James Francis Edward and of Charles Edward, son and grandson of James II., called the Old and the Young Pretender respectively.
- n. Eccles., one of a sect of Christians in Syria, Mesopotamia, etc., originally an offshoot of the Monophysites. The sect has its name from Jacobus Baradæus, a Syrian, consecrated bishop of Edessa about 541. The head of the church is called the patriarch of Antioch.
- Of or pertaining to the partizans of James II. or his descendants; holding the principles of a Jacobite.
- Of or pertaining to the sect of Jacobites.
Wiktionary
- n. A supporter of the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England and Scotland in the late 17th century
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (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.
- n. (Eccl.) One of the sect of Syrian Monophysites. The sect is named after Jacob Baradæus, its leader in the sixth century.
- adj. Of or pertaining to the Jacobites.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a supporter of James II after he was overthrown or a supporter of the Stuarts
Etymologies
- Latin Jacobus, James (Wiktionary)
- From Latin Iacōbus, James; see Jacob. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“It's also named for the deposed Catholic king of Great Britain, James II and VII, who inspired what became known as the Jacobite movement.”
“Of course, the problem being that people like that lady in the Confederate tee shirt tend to be ignorant yahoos who wouldn’t know a Jacobite from a Jacobin. joe from Lowell says:”
“Alan in high good humour at the furthering of his schemes, and I in bitter dudgeon at being called a Jacobite and treated like a child.”
“Dundee and Balcarres; while Dundee proposed to call a Jacobite convention in Stirling.”
“Hugh Speke and Aaron Smith, men to whom a hunt after a Jacobite was the most exciting of all sports.”
The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4
“I am, as you know, a piece of that old-fashioned thing called a Jacobite; but I am so in sentiment and feeling only, for a more loyal subject never joined in prayers for the health and wealth of George the Fourth, whom God long preserve!”
“I am, as you know, a piece of that old-fashioned thing called a Jacobite; but I am so in sentiment and feeling only; for a more loyal subject never joined in prayers, for the health and wealth of George the Fourth, whom God long preserve!”
“It is called Jacobite, but in my opinion is only not George-abite: where others abuse the”
“I was turned out of the commission, and called a Jacobite, though it cost me a thousand pound in joining with the Prince of Orange at the Revolution.”
“Burns specialists have no hesitation in describing his sentiments as "Jacobite".”
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