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Jacobite

(jak′ə bīt′)

noun

a supporter of James II of England after his abdication, or of the claims of his son or his son's descendants to the throne

Origin: < LL(Ec) Jacobus: see jack

Related Forms:

Jacobitic adjective or Jacobitical

See Jacobite in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A supporter of James II of England or of the Stuart pretenders after 1688.

Origin:

Origin: From Latin Iacōbus, James; see Jacob

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Related Forms:

Jacˌo·bitˈi·cal (-bĭtˈĭ-kəl) adjective

Jacˈo·bit·ism (-bī-tĭzˌəm) noun

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