Williamite

English

Etymology

From William +‎ -ite.

Noun

Williamite (plural Williamites)

1. (historical) A follower of King William III of England who deposed King James II in the Glorious Revolution.
   • 1922 February, James Joyce, Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company, […], →OCLC:
     Episode 12, The Cyclops

     We fought for the royal Stuarts that reneged us against the Williamites and they betrayed us.

Translations

a follower of King William III of England

• Irish: Clann Bhullaí f (collective, 'the Williamites')