prop. n. [ L. Jacobus James: cf. F. Jacobite. See 2d Jack. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
1. (Eng. Hist.) 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. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Eccl.) One of the sect of Syrian Monophysites. The sect is named after Jacob Baradæus, its leader in the sixth century. [ 1913 Webster ]