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JANISSARY
Janissary
(noun) a Turkish soldier
janissary
(noun) a loyal supporter; “every politician has a following of janissaries”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
janissary (plural janissaries)
(historical) An infantry soldier, often of Christian descent 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.
Source: Wiktionary
Jan"is*sa*ry, n.
Definition: See Janizary.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DITHER
(noun) an excited state of agitation; “he was in a dither”; “there was a terrible flap about the theft”
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