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 Baradæus, its leader in the sixth century. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. a. Of or pertaining to the Jacobites.

{ } a. Of or pertaining to the Jacobites; characterized by Jacobitism. -- Jac`o*bit"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. The principles of the Jacobites. Mason. [ 1913 Webster ]