Jacobitism

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Jac·o·bite

 (jăk′ə-bīt′)
n.
A supporter of James II of England or of the Stuart pretenders after 1688.
[From Latin Iacōbus, James; see Jacob.]
Jac′o·bit′i·cal (-bĭt′ĭ-kəl) adj.
Jac′o·bit·ism (-bī-tĭz′əm) n.
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