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Jacobite
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) One of the sect of Syrian Monophysites. The sect is named after Jacob Baradaeus, its leader in the sixth century.
(2):
(n.) 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.
(3):
(a.) Of or pertaining to the Jacobites.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Jacobite'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​j/jacobite.html. 1828.