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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Janissary \Jan"is*sa*ry\, n. See {Janizary}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: janissary n 1: a loyal supporter; "every politician has a following of janissaries" 2: a Turkish soldier [syn: {Janissary}]
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