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Jacobite

[ jak-uh-bahyt ]

noun

  1. a partisan or adherent of James II of England after his overthrow (1688), or of the Stuarts.
  2. 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

  1. history an adherent of James II after his overthrow in 1688, or of his descendants in their attempts to regain the throne
  2. a member of the Monophysite Church of Syria, which became a schismatic church in 451 ad
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Derived Forms

  • Jacobitic, adjective
  • ˈˌپ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ··· [jak-, uh, -, bit, -ik], o·i· adjective
  • o·· noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Jacobite1

1400–50; Jacobite ( indef 2 ) late Middle English (< Middle French ) < Medieval Latin ōīٲ, after Jacobus Baradaeus, bishop of Edessa (died 578); Jacobite ( indef 1 ) James; -ite 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Jacobite1

C17: from Late Latin ōܲ James + -ite 1
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Members of the prince's Jacobite army marched from nearby Culloden Parks to join the fighting against the Duke of Cumberland's government army.

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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".

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The owners of the Jacobite - which appeared as the Hogwarts Express in the boy wizard films - said implementing the new measures could cost £7m.

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A Jacobite wine glass will also be displayed at the museum.

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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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