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ˈdʒæk əˌbaɪtja·co·bite

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Jacobitenoun

    a supporter of James II after he was overthrown or a supporter of the Stuarts

Wiktionary

  1. Jacobitenoun

    A supporter of the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England and Scotland in the late 17th century

  2. Etymology: Jacobus, James

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  1. jacobite

    A Jacobite is a supporter of the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland. The movement started after the deposition of James II of England in 1688 and was active until the mid-18th century. The term is derived from Jacobus, the Latin form of James.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Jacobitenoun

    a partisan or adherent of James the Second, after his abdication, or of his descendants, an opposer of the revolution in 1688 in favor of William and Mary

  2. Jacobitenoun

    one of the sect of Syrian Monophysites. The sect is named after Jacob Baradaeus, its leader in the sixth century

  3. Jacobiteadjective

    of or pertaining to the Jacobites

  4. Etymology: [L. Jacobus James: cf. F. Jacobite. See 2d Jack.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Jacobite

    jak′o-bīt, n. an adherent of James II. and his descendants: in Church history, a Syrian monophysite, named after the 6th-century monk, Jacobus Baradæus.—adjs. Jac′obite, Jacobit′ic, -al.—n. Jac′obitism.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Jacobite in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Jacobite in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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