Jacobite

== English == === Etymology === From Latin Jācōbus (“James”) +‎ -ite, equivalent to Jacob +‎ -ite. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒækəbaɪt/ Hyphenation: Jac‧ob‧ite === Noun === Jacobite (plural Jacobites) (historical) A supporter of the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England and Scotland in the late 17th century. [from 17th c.] (Christianity, dated) A member of the Syriac Orthodox Church, or historically any miaphysite or monophysite. [from 15th c.] (Christianity, historical) A follower of Henry Jacob, a 16th–17th-century Puritan theologian; an early Congregationalist. ==== Synonyms ==== (Syrian Christianity): Jacobin ==== Related terms ==== Jacobitism ==== Translations ====