Janissary corps

jan·is·sar·y (j

-s

) also jan·i·zar·y (-z

)

n. pl. jan·is·sar·ies also jan·i·zar·ies

1. A member of a group of elite, highly loyal supporters.

2. A soldier in an elite Turkish guard organized in the 14th century and abolished in 1826.

[French janissaire, from Old French jehanicere, from Old Italian giannizero, from Ottoman Turkish yan cheri, new army : yan, new + cheri, special troops (from Middle Persian chrh, bravery, victory, from chr, brave, victorious).]

janissary [ˈdʒænɪsərɪ], janizary [ˈdʒænɪzərɪ]

n pl -saries, -zaries

(Military) an infantryman in the Turkish army, originally a member of the sovereign's personal guard, from the 14th to the early 19th century

[from French janissaire, from Italian giannizzero, from Turkish yeniçeri, from yeni new + çeri soldiery]

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Noun	1.	janissary - a loyal supporter; "every politician has a following of janissaries" follower - a person who accepts the leadership of another
	2.	Janissary - a Turkish soldier soldier - an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army; "the soldiers stood at attention"

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dey follower janizary soldier	Akgunduz, there is an interesting law (Devsirme Kanunnamesi) concerning recruitment of Christians for the needs of the Janissary Corps during the reign of Sultan Bayazid II (1481-1512). "Peasant" Janissaries? by Radushev, Evgeni / Journal of Social History Much of the charm of this, his first thriller, comes from his knowledge of the history, geography and customs of old Istanbul, not least the 400-year-old Imperial Guard, known as the Janissary Corps. Auditory illusions by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk Chapter 2, entitled "Fabricating the Ottoman State," invokes the historiography of Ottoman origins and clearly delineates the evolution of the Ottoman slave-based janissary corps and the "fief" (timar) system that supported its free Muslim cavalry. The Ottoman Empire and Early Modern Europe by Brummett, Palmira / Shakespeare Studies	Janata Jandal Jane Jane Austen Jane Doe Jane Fonda Jane Goodall Jane Jacobs Jane Seymour Jane's Jane-of-apes Janeite Janesville Janet jangle jangled Jangler Jangleress Janglery jangling jangly Janiculum Janina Janis Joplin janissary Janissary corps janitor janitress Janizar Janizarian janizary Janker jankers janny janola Jansen Jansenism Jansenist jansky Jant Janthina Jantily Jantiness Jantu Janty January January 1 January 19 January 20 January 6 Janus	Janis Jansons Janis Jaunsudrabinš Janis Jaunsudrabins Janis Joplin Janis Joplin Janis Joplin Janis Lyn Joplin Janis Medinš Janis Medins Janis Osis Janis Ozols Janis Petrovich Zarinš Janis Petrovich Zarins Janis Poruks Janis Rainis Janis Rozentals Janis Silfs Janis Teodorovich Valters Janis Valters Janis Zarinš Janis Zarins Janis, Byron Janis, Elsie Janis, Sidney janissaries janissaries Janissary Janissary Janissary corps janitor Janitor Life Insurance Janitor Policy janitorial Janitorial Service Janitors Janitors Life Insurance Janitress Janitrix Janiuay Vocational High School Janizar Janizarian Janizaries Janizaries janizary janizary JANJ Janker jankers Janki Devi Memorial College Jankidevi Bajaj Gram Vikas Sanstha Janko Avram Janko jesensky Janko Jesenský Janko Kersnik Janko Kral

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Akgunduz, there is an interesting law (Devsirme Kanunnamesi) concerning recruitment of Christians for the needs of the Janissary Corps during the reign of Sultan Bayazid II (1481-1512).

"Peasant" Janissaries? by Radushev, Evgeni / Journal of Social History

Much of the charm of this, his first thriller, comes from his knowledge of the history, geography and customs of old Istanbul, not least the 400-year-old Imperial Guard, known as the Janissary Corps.

Auditory illusions by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk

Chapter 2, entitled "Fabricating the Ottoman State," invokes the historiography of Ottoman origins and clearly delineates the evolution of the Ottoman slave-based janissary corps and the "fief" (timar) system that supported its free Muslim cavalry.

The Ottoman Empire and Early Modern Europe by Brummett, Palmira / Shakespeare Studies

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