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- noun Plural form of
janissary .
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Examples
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The all - prevalent corruption ruined its discipline, and its regularly organized portion -- the "janissaries" -- became the masters rather than the servants of the sultans and of the whole Turkish government.
A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. Carlton J. H. Hayes 1923
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This infantry of the janissaries was the first standing army in Europe.
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Slaves called "janissaries" were also used as warriors.
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Slaves called "janissaries" were also used as warriors.
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Slaves called "janissaries" were also used as warriors.
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Slaves called "janissaries" were also used as warriors.
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Slaves called "janissaries" were also used as warriors.
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Slaves called "janissaries" were also used as warriors.
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Slaves called "janissaries" were also used as warriors.
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Whatever we think, we are courtiers in an oriental Sultanate, and there is a corps of janissaries, with bowstrings at the ready, at the palace door.
chained_bear commented on the word janissaries
see usage/comments and stuff on janizary and janissary.
October 10, 2008