First Known Use: 15th century
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1Jacobite
noun Jac·o·bite \ˈja-kə-ˌbīt\
Definition of JACOBITE
: a member of any of various Monophysite Eastern churches; especially : a member of the Monophysite Syrian church
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Origin of JACOBITE
Middle English, from Medieval Latin Jacobita, from Jacobus Baradaeus (Jacob Baradai) †578 Syrian monk
Rhymes with JACOBITE
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2Jacobite
noun
Definition of JACOBITE
: 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
Origin of JACOBITE
Jacobus (James II)
First Known Use: 1689
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