Hypertext Webster Gateway: "janissary"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Janissary \Jan"is*sa*ry\, n.
See {Janizary}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Janizary \Jan"i*za*ry\, n.; pl. {Janizaries}. [F. janissaire,
fr. Turk. ye?i-tsheri new soldiers or troops.]
A soldier of a privileged military class, which formed the
nucleus of the Turkish infantry, but was suppressed in 1826.
[written also {janissary}.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
janissary
n 1: a loyal supporter; "every politician has a following of
janissaries"
2: a Turkish soldier [syn: {Janissary}]
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