Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A class of men in Turkey, originally the sultan's gardeners, but now also employed in various ways about his person, as in mounting guard at the seraglio, rowing his barge, etc., and also in attending the officers of the royal household. They number now about 600, but were formerly much more numerous.
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- noun One of the
imperial guards of theOttoman Empire .
Etymologies
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From Turkish bostancı, from bostan "market garden" (from Persian بوستان (bustān)), and -cı "maker, dealer".
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If, therefore, a madman of Asia Minor, or a madman of India, says to the sage: My good friend, I think you do not believe in the mare Borac, or in the metamorphoses of Vishnu; I will denounce you, I will hinder you from being bostanji, I will destroy your credit; I will persecute you — the sage ought to pity him and be silent.
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