Jacobites
Meaning of Jacobites
plural noun
a supporter of the deposed James II and his descendants in their claim to the British throne after the Revolution of 1688. Drawing most of their support from Catholic clans of the Scottish Highlands, Jacobites made attempts to regain the throne in 1689–90, 1715, 1719, and 1745–6, finally being defeated at the Battle of Culloden.
from Latin Jacobus ‘James’ (see Jacobean) + -ite1.
plural noun
a member of the Syrian Orthodox Church (Monophysite).
early 15th century: from medieval Latin Jacobita, from the name of Jacobus Baradaeus, a 6th-century Syrian monk.
Information about Jacobites
- It is a name.
- The singular form of Jacobites is: Jacobite.
- Languages in which Jacobites is used:
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Hyphenation of Jacobites
Ja-co-bites
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- Jacobites is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
Anagrams of Jacobites
Words that rhyme with Jacobites
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