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Jacobite
[ jak-uh-bahyt ]
noun
- a partisan or adherent of James II of England after his overthrow (1688), or of the Stuarts.
- a member of the Syrian Monophysitic church, which was founded in the 6th century a.d. and was governed by the patriarch of Antioch.
Jacobite
/ ˌdʒækəˈbɪtɪk; ˈdʒækəˌbaɪt /
noun
- history an adherent of James II after his overthrow in 1688, or of his descendants in their attempts to regain the throne
- a member of the Monophysite Church of Syria, which became a schismatic church in 451 ad
Derived Forms
- Jacobitic, adjective
- ˈˌپ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ··· [jak-, uh, -, bit, -ik], o·i· adjective
- o·· noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of Jacobite1
Word History and Origins
Origin of Jacobite1
Example Sentences
Members of the prince's Jacobite army marched from nearby Culloden Parks to join the fighting against the Duke of Cumberland's government army.
Mrs Justice Thornton said a feature of the Jacobite was the hinged doors that "can be opened by anyone inside the train even when the train is moving".
The owners of the Jacobite - which appeared as the Hogwarts Express in the boy wizard films - said implementing the new measures could cost £7m.
A Jacobite wine glass will also be displayed at the museum.
The clan backed the restoration of the Stuart dynasty to the British throne and had taken part in the first Jacobite Rising of 1689.
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