antijacobin en · NOUN
Etymology
From anti- + Jacobin, after the model of earlier French antijacobin.
Meanings
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(historical) A political opponent of the Jacobins.
For Pantisocracy he once had cried Aloud, a scheme less moral than ’twas clever— Then turned a hearty Antijacobin— Had turned his coat—& would have turned his skin.
1822, Lord Byron, The Vision of Judgement, stanza 97:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| antijacobins | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| anti-jacobin | alternative | lexicographic | |
| anti-Jacobin | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
pt antijacobino (a political opponent of the Jacobins)