janissary
Meaning of janissary
noun
- An infantry soldier, often of Christian descent and forcibly converted to Islam, in a former elite Turkish (Ottoman) guard (disbanded in 1826); by extension, any Turkish soldier, particularly one escorting a traveller.
- An elite, highly loyal supporter.
Information about janissary
- It is a name.
- The plural form of janissary is: janissaries.
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Hyphenation of janissary
janis-sary
- It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
- janissary is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
janissary synonyms
Meaning Janissary:
Words that rhyme with janissary
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