Jacobite
pronunciation
How to pronounce Jacobite in British English: UK ['dʒækəbaɪt]
How to pronounce Jacobite in American English: US ['dʒækəbaɪt]
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- Noun:
- a supporter of James II after he was overthrown or a supporter of the Stuarts
Word Origin
Example
- 1. Jacobite rebel . They just spent six weeks tracking him through the highlands .
- 2. In syria , lebanon and iraq , the jacobite faithful number approximately 100 000 .
- 3. He has always been venerated by the jacobite church as one of its principal doctors .
- 4. The complete jacobite texts are not published ( cf. brightman , lv-lvi ) .
- 5. In the nine months between his arrival and the slaughter at culloden , the bonnie prince 's jacobite army had won some spectacular victories .