Rē'chab-ite, n.

(rē'kab-īt), n. (Jewish Hist.) One of the descendants of Jonadab, the son of Rechab, who abstained from all intoxicating drinks, and even from planting the vine, under an injunction to this effect of their ancestor; — a name assumed by some in modern times, who adopt the principle of total abstinence from alcoholic liquors.