JACOBITE RISING


Meaning of JACOBITE RISING in English

ˌJacobite ˈRising, the BrE AmE ( also the ˌJacobite Reˈbellion )

1 . the failed attempt in 1715–16 to make James Edward ↑ Stuart (the Old Pretender) king of England

2 . the failed attempt in 1745–46 to make ↑ Bonnie Prince Charlie (Charles Edward Stuart) king of England, which ended all hope of making the ↑ Stuart family kings of England again ⇨ ↑ Culloden

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.