| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A soldier of a privileged military class, which formed the nucleus of the Turkish infantry, but was suppressed in 1826.[Websters]. | |
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Date "JANIZARY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1773. (references) |
| Etymology:Janizary \Jan"i*za*ry\, noun; plural Janizaries. [French janissaire, from Turkish new soldiers or troops.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: JANIZARY
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| Noah Webster | [Noun] A soldier of the Turkish foot guards. The Janizaries were a body of infantry, and reputed the grand Seignor's guards. They became turbulent, and rising in arms against the Sultan, were attacked, defeated and destroyed in Constantinople, in June 1826. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
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