What does "jacobitism" mean?

The political movement dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England, Scotland, later the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Kingdom of Ireland.

Jacobitism

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Noun

1
The political movement dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England, Scotland, later the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Kingdom of Ireland. historical, uncountable, usually

Etymology

From Jacobite + -ism.

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