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Janissary : (noun)
1: a loyal supporter; "every politician has a following of
janissaries"
2: a Turkish soldier [syn: Janissary]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Janissary : \Jan"is*sa*ry\, n.
See Janizary.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Janizary \Jan"i*za*ry\, n.; pl. Janizaries. [F. janissaire,
fr. Turk. ye?i-tsheri new soldiers or troops.]
A soldier of a privileged military class, which formed the
nucleus of the Turkish infantry, but was suppressed in 1826.
[written also janissary.]
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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