Williamite adjective 4noun 3forms 3 adjective4 •(historical) Of or relating to the reign of William III of England from 1689 to 1702. •(historical) Of or relating to his followers who deposed James II in the Glorious Revolution.For to whom should I dedicate a Book of this kind, I mean such a Williamite one, if I may be allowed to speak still in our late Dialect, if not to your Grace? — 1702 •(historical) Of architecture or furnishings: of the style of that period.In proportions and even in origin perhaps the nearest parallel is the bedstead which stood formerly in that great storehouse of Williamite furniture, Hampton Court, Herefordshire. — 1950 •(historical) Of glassware: bearing a portrait or emblem of him, as an indication of anti-Jacobite sentiments.Williamite glasses date from about 1750 and commemorate the victory of King William III over James II at the Battle of the Boyne in Ireland. — 1996 noun3 •(historical) A follower of William III of England who deposed James II in the Glorious Revolution.We fought for the royal Stuarts that reneged us against the Williamites and they betrayed us. — 1922 •(historical) A member of the Hermits of Saint William, a religious order founded by disciples of William of Maleval.When, in 1256, Alexander IV founded the Hermits of St. Augustine many of the Williamites refused to enter the union and were permitted to exist as a separate body under the Benedictine Rule. — 1912 •(historical) A member of the Order of Monte Vergine, a religious order founded by disciples of William of Montevergine.WILLIAM (Guliélmus, i), Ab. C. June 25. R. M. 12 Cent. Vercelli, near Naples, founder of Williamites or Hermits of Monte Vergine. — 1935 formsWilliamites · more Williamite · most Williamite
