JANISSARY


Meaning of JANISSARY in English

also janizary noun (plural -saries; also -zaries) Etymology: Italian gianizzero, from Turkish yeniçeri, from yeni new + çeri soldier Date: 1529 a soldier of an elite corps of Turkish troops organized in the 14th century and abolished in 1826, a member of a group of loyal or subservient troops, officials, or supporters

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