[James] n [ME, fr. MF, fr. (assumed) VL Jacomus, alter. of LL Jacobus, Jacob Jacob] 1: an apostle, son of Zebedee, and brother of the apostle John according to the Gospel accounts
2: an apostle and son of Alphaeus according to the Gospel accounts--called also James the Less
3: a brother of Jesus traditionally held to be the author of the New Testament Epistle of James
4: a moral lecture addressed to early Christians and included as a book in the New Testament