[ '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 .
[ '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 .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004