Jacobite \Jac"o*bite\, prop. n. [L. Jacobus James: cf. F. Jacobite. See 2d Jack.]

[1913 Webster]

1. (Eng. Hist.) 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. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]

2. (Eccl.) One of the sect of Syrian Monophysites. The sect is named after Jacob Barad[ae]us, its leader in the sixth century. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Jacobite \Jac"o*bite\, prop. a. Of or pertaining to the Jacobites. Jacobitic

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Jacobite

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

Jacobite \Jac"o*bite\, n. [L. Jacobus James: cf. F. Jacobite. See 2d Jack.]

1. (Eng. Hist.) 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. --Macaulay.

2. (Eccl.) One of the sect of Syrian Monophysites. The sect is named after Jacob Barad[ae]us, its leader in the sixth century.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Jacobite \Jac"o*bite\, a. Of or pertaining to the Jacobites.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)