# Jacobite

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒækəbaɪt/ · frequency rank #47,701

## Definitions
1. A supporter of the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England and Scotland in the late 17th century.
2. A member of the Syriac Orthodox Church, or historically any miaphysite or monophysite.
3. A follower of Henry Jacob, a 16th–17th-century Puritan theologian; an early Congregationalist.

## Etymology
From Latin Jācōbus (“James”) + -ite, equivalent to Jacob + -ite.

## Easily confused with
- **Jacobi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jacobi-vs-jacobite)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ajcobite`, `jacboite`, `jaccobite`, `jacobbite`, `jacobiet`, `jacobitte`, `jacobtie`, `jacoibte`, `jaocbite`, `jcaobite`, `jjacobite`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/jacobite