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Jacobite

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Noun

1. jacobite

a supporter of James II after he was overthrown or a supporter of the Stuarts

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Jacobite

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noun
1. British history
an adherent of James II after his overthrow in 1688, or of his descendants in their attempts to regain the throne
2. 
a member of the Monophysite Church of Syria, which became a schismatic church in 451 ad

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Jacobite

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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

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Jacobite

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

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