jesuit

jesuit is a Noun

Definition:

[1] One of a religious order founded by Ignatius Loyola, and approved in 1540, under the title of The Society of Jesus.

[2] Fig.: A crafty person; an intriguer. Jesuits` bark, Peruvian bark, or the bark of certain species of Cinchona; -- so called because its medicinal properties were first made known in Europe by Jesuit missionaries to South America. -- Jesuits` drops. See Friar`s balsam, under Friar. -- Jesuits` nut, the European water chestnut. -- Jesuits` powder, powdered cinchona bark. -- Jesuits` tea, a Chilian leguminous shrub, used as a tea and medicinally.