D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Janizary

· Jan·i·za·ry · IPA
01 n. A soldier of a privileged military class, which formed the nucleus of the Turkish infantry, but was suppressed in 1826.
pl. Janizaries ((#))
  1. 1.
    A soldier of a privileged military class, which formed the nucleus of the Turkish infantry, but was suppressed in 1826.