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.

originally a term indicating a supporter of King James II (6 Feb (1685-11 Dec 1688), later sometimes used to indicate Catholic religion. See Maryland Protestant Revolution of 1689 and Secretaries of State: State Papers, Foreign, France (James COUMBES of Teignmouth, Devonshire and Paris France)

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

One of the sect of Syrian Monophysites. The sect is named after Jacob Baradæus, its leader in the sixth century.

Of or pertaining to the Jacobites.