janissary
IPA: dʒˈænɪsɛri
noun
- (historical) An infantry soldier, often of European Christian background from the Balkans as well as Eastern Europe and forcibly converted to Islam, in a former elite Turkish (Ottoman) guard (disbanded in 1826); (by extension) any Turkish soldier, particularly one escorting a traveller.
- (figuratively) An elite, highly loyal supporter.
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Examples of "janissary" in Sentences
- He rose through the Janissary corps.
- He made a census in the Janissary corps.
- The janissary system was a special case scenario.
- The Janissary corps was significant in a number of ways.
- A janissary regiment was effectively the soldier's family.
- A Janissary battalion was effectively the soldier's family.
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