Tchotchke - an inexpensive souvenir, trinket, or ornament (noun)ġ90. Tappen - the plug by which the rectum of a bear is closed during hibernation (noun)ġ89. Taniwha - a legendary Māori monster (noun)ġ87. Syzygy - an alignment of three celestial objects, as the sun, the earth, and either the moon or a planet (noun)ġ86. Synchronicity - an apparently meaningful coincidence in time of two or more similar or identical events that are causally unrelated (noun)ġ85. Switcheroo - an unexpected or sudden change or reversal in attitude, character, position, action, etc. Surreptitious - acting in a stealthy way (adjective)ġ83. Superfluous - being more than is sufficient or required (adjective)ġ82. Supercilious - haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression (adjective)ġ81. Stylite - one of a class of solitary ascetics who lived on the top of high pillars or columns (noun)ġ80. Struthious - resembling or related to the ostriches or other ratite birds (adjective)ġ79. Stiction - the frictional force to be overcome to set one object in motion when it is in contact with another (noun)ġ78. Sternutatory - causing or tending to cause sneezing (adjective)ġ77.
Spitchcock - an eel that is split, cut into pieces, and broiled or fried (noun)ġ76. Splendiferous - splendid magnificent fine (adjective)ġ74. Spellbind - to hold or bind by or as if by a spell enchant entrance fascinate (verb)ġ73. Those pledging themselves to the MacKenzie Clan could have chosen Colum's brother Dougal to lead, but chose Colum instead.172. But his selection as Chieftain of the MacKenzie Clan should be seen, at least in principle, as something different. Column is the Laird of Castle Leoch because it has belonged to his family before him. For starters, the term "laird" refers to the holder of an estate, overseeing other families and workers of the land that entitles (broadly speaking). For starters, Colum MacKenzie isn't a nobleman, which is kind of the point. Many viewers will be able to make the leap from "laird" to "lord" when the term is first used to describe Colum MacKenzie, the Chieftain of the MacKenzie Clan-or as he is referred to in hushed voices when Claire first arrives at his home, "the laird." But even if lord and laird were used interchangeably in England and Scotland for centuries before the events of Outlander, the meaning may be somewhat skewed based on what the term "lord" has come to mean in medieval fiction. It's a messy web of politics and Catholic/Protestant feuding, but Outlander keeps it simple: the Jacobites want a Stuart king, the other Scots don't want another war, and the English ("Redcoats") only deal with rebellion one way. The deposed King James, his son James Stuart, and his grandson Charles Stuart kept the fires of Jacobite rebellion burning for the next sixty years, until the events of Outlander begin.
The Scots loyal to James II-referring to themselves as "Jacobites" as followers of Jacob, the Latin form of James-never forgot it. Why? Because years earlier, King James II was pressured out of the throne of England, Scotland, and Ireland in favor of his sister Mary. And the first step is knowing that when Outlander begins its 18th Century plot, Scotland and England are not at war. Since the show itself explores the history at work as part of its story, we'll keep light on the historical details and just stick to the necessities. And it's not a name for where a person hails from, merely which king they are loyal to.
The addition of another term like "Jacobite" casually mentioned may have casual viewers feeling a bit overwhelmed, but it really is the last 'faction' at play in the plot of Outlander.
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