Definitions from Wiktionary (janissary)
▸ 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).
▸ noun: (by extension) Any Turkish soldier, particularly one escorting a traveller.
▸ noun: (figuratively) An elite, highly loyal supporter.
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▸ 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).
▸ noun: (by extension) Any Turkish soldier, particularly one escorting a traveller.
▸ noun: (figuratively) An elite, highly loyal supporter.
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jannissary,
janizary,
janisary,
janizar,
sanjakbeg,
sanjakbey,
nizam,
mustahfiz,
sipahi,
devshirme,
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