JACOBITE


Meaning of JACOBITE in English

[ 'dʒakəbʌɪt ]

■ noun a supporter of the deposed James II and his descendants in their claim to the British throne after the Revolution of 1688.

Derivatives

Jacobitical adjective

Jacobitism noun

Origin

from L. Jacobus 'James' + -ite 1 .

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