I. ˈja-kə-ˌbīt noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin Jacobita, from Jacobus Baradaeus (Jacob Baradai) died 578 Syrian monk
Date: 15th century
: a member of any of various Monophysite Eastern churches ; especially : a member of the Monophysite Syrian church
II. noun
Etymology: Jacobus (James II)
Date: 1689
: a partisan of James II of England or of the Stuarts after the revolution of 1688
• Jac·o·bit·i·cal ˌja-kə-ˈbi-ti-kəl adjective
• Jac·o·bit·ism ˈja-kə-ˌbī-ˌti-zəm noun