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.
2. (Eccl.) One of the sect of Syrian Monophysites. The sect is named
after Jacob Baradæus, its leader in the sixth century.
Jac"o*bite, a. Of or pertaining to the Jacobites.
{ Jac`o*bit"ic (?), Jac`o*bit"ic*al (?), } a. Of or pertaining to the
Jacobites; characterized by Jacobitism. -- Jac`o*bit"ic*al*ly, adv.
Jac"o*bit*ism` (?), n. The principles of the Jacobites. Mason.
Ja*co"bus (?), n.; pl. Jacobuses (#). [See Jacobite.] An English gold
coin, of the value of twenty-five shillings sterling, struck in the
reign of James I.
Jac"o*net (?), n. [F. jaconas.] A thin cotton fabric, between cambric
and muslin, used for dresses, neckcloths, etc. [Written also jacconet.]
Jac*quard" (?), a. Pertaining to, or invented by, Jacquard, a French
mechanician, who died in 1834.
Jacquard apparatus or arrangement, a device applied to looms for
weaving figured goods, consisting of mechanism controlled by a chain of
variously perforated cards, which cause the warp threads to be lifted
in the proper succession for producing the required figure. -- Jacquard
card, one of the perforated cards of a Jacquard apparatus. -- Jacquard
loom, a loom with Jacquard apparatus.
||Jacque"mi*not (?), n. A half- hardy, deep crimson rose of the
||remontant class; -- so named after General Jacqueminot, of France.
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||Jacque`rie" (?), n. [F.] The name given to a revolt of French
||peasants against the nobles in 1358, the leader assuming the
||contemptuous title, Jacques Bonhomme, given by the nobles to the
||peasantry. Hence, any revolt of peasants.
||
Jac"tan*cy (jk"tan*s), n. [L. jactantia, fr. jactans, p. pr. of jactare
to throw, boast, freq. fr. jacere to throw; cf. F. jactance.] A
boasting; a bragging. [Obs.]
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Jac*ta"tion (jk*t"shn), n. [L. jactatio, fr. jactare: af. F. jactation.
See Jactancy.] A throwing or tossing of the body; a shaking or
agitation. Sir. W. Temple.
Jac"ti*ta"tion (?), n. [L. jactitare to utter in public, from jactare.
See Jactancy.]
1. (Law) Vain boasting or assertions repeated to the prejudice of
another's right; false claim. Mozley & W.
2. (Med.) A frequent tossing or moving of the body; restlessness, as in
delirium. Dunglison.
Jactitation of marriage (Eng. Eccl. Law), a giving out or boasting by a
party that he or she is married to another, whereby a common reputation
of their matrimony may ensue. Blackstone.