[f. L. jūbil-um shout, (later) joyful shout, or Eng. jubile, JUBILEE + -IST.]
† 1. One who jubilates, one who sings in praise or exultation. Obs. rare–1.
1471. Ripley, Comp. Alch., in Ashm., Theatr., Pref. (1652), 121. Of Hierarchycall Jubylestes the gratulant gloryfycation.
2. One who celebrates a jubilee. rare.
1889. J. Sully, in Harper’s Mag., June, 108/1. Her lecturer described the feeling the Jubilists entertained toward their sovereign as ‘chivalrous.’
