Meaning Of The Word Janissary
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Janissary Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Janissary?
janissary in American English
a soldier (orig. a slave) in the Turkish sultan's guard, established in the 14th cent. and abolished in 1826 noun: a member of an elite military unit of the Turkish army organized in the 14th century and abolished in 1826 after it revolted against the Sultan janissary in British English noun: an infantryman in the Turkish army, originally a member of the sovereign's personal guard, from the 14th to the early 19th century |
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