Webster's 1828 Dictionary
JACOBITE
n.[from Jacobus, James. ] A partizan or adherent of James II, king of England, after he abdicated the throne, and of his descendants; of course, an opposer of the revolution in 1688, in favor of William and Mary. 1. One of a sect of christians in Syria and Mesopotamia, who hold that Jesus Christ had but one nature.
JACOBITE
a.Pertaining to the partizans of James II.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
JACOBITE
Jac "o *bite, n. Etym: [L. Jacobus James: cf. F. Jacobite. See 2d Jack. ]
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 Baradæus, its leader in the sixth century.
JACOBITE
JACOBITE Jac "o *bite, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Jacobites.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Jacobite
Jac o bite 1 |ˈjakəˌbīt ˈʤækəbaɪt | ▶noun a supporter of the deposed James II and his descendants in their claim to the British throne after the Revolution of 1688. Drawing most of their support from Catholic clans of the Scottish Highlands, Jacobites made attempts to regain the throne in 1689 –90, 1715, 1719, and 1745 –46, finally being defeated at the Battle of Culloden. DERIVATIVES Jac o bit i cal |ˌjakəˈbitikəl |adjective, Jac o bit ism |-bītˌizəm |noun ORIGIN from Latin Jacobus ‘James ’ (see Jacobean ) + -ite 1 .
Jacobite
Jac o bite 2 |ˈʤækəbaɪt ˈjakəˌbīt | ▶noun a member of the Syrian Orthodox Church (Monophysite ). ORIGIN early 15th cent.: from medieval Latin Jacobita, from the name of Jacobus Baradaeus, a 6th-cent. Syrian monk.
Oxford Dictionary
Jacobite
Jacobite 1 |ˈdʒakəbʌɪt | ▶noun a supporter of the deposed James II and his descendants in their claim to the British throne after the Revolution of 1688. Drawing most of their support from Catholic clans of the Scottish Highlands, Jacobites made attempts to regain the throne in 1689 –90, 1715, 1719, and 1745 –6, finally being defeated at the Battle of Culloden. DERIVATIVES Jacobitical |-ˈbɪtɪk (ə )l |adjective, Jacobitism noun ORIGIN from Latin Jacobus ‘James ’ (see Jacobean ) + -ite 1 .
Jacobite
Jacobite 2 |ˈdʒakəbʌɪt | ▶noun a member of the Syrian Orthodox Church (Monophysite ). ORIGIN early 15th cent.: from medieval Latin Jacobita, from the name of Jacobus Baradaeus, a 6th-cent. Syrian monk.
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