Jacobite 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.

Jacobite n. : One of the sect of Syrian Monophysites. The sect is named after Jacob Baradaeus, its leader in the sixth century.

Jacobite a. : Of or pertaining to the Jacobites.

Example:
Does anyone know anything about the Jacobite rebellion in scotland and the battle at culloden?

Taxonomy
Jacobite, Jacobitism, James, the Jacobite, Scotland, Catholics, Ireland, the French, England, government, throne, clans, Hanoverians, English, Highlands, Highland clans, Tory, supporters.

Defination from the web:
Jacobite cause became entangled in the last throes of the warrior Clan system, and became a lasting romantic memory. ... However, many Episcopalians were quiet about any Jacobite sympathies and were able to accommodate themselves to the new regime. ...