JANIZARY

Noun

janizary (plural janizaries)

Alternative spelling of janissary.

Source: Wiktionary


Jan"i*za*ry, n.; pl. Janizaries. Etym: [F. janissaire, fr. Turk. ye new soldiers or troops.]

Definition: A soldier of a privileged military class, which formed the nucleus of the Turkish infantry, but was suppressed in 1826. [written also janissary.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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