Janissary is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for JANISSARY in dictionary:

NOUN:
• (Turkish) a soldier of the old Turkish footguards, also JANISARY, JANIZAR, JANIZARY
• a devoted follower or supporter.
• See Janizary.
• a loyal supporter
• a Turkish soldier
• a member of the Turkish infantry forming the Sultan's guard between the 14th and 19th centuries.
• infantryman in the Turkish army, originally a member of the sovereign's personal guard, from the 14th to the early 19th century
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• often capitalize; a soldier of an elite corps of Turkish troops organized in the 14th century and abolished in 1826
• infantryman in the Turkish army, originally a member of the sovereign\'s personal guard, from the 14th to the early 19th century

Words related to JANISSARY

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How to use JANISSARY in a sentence

• It was during the time that the Salsette lay off Cape Janissary that Lord Byron first undertook to swim across the Hellespont.
• Besides, the janissary of the Consulate had showed us the way to his house.
• Very, the Consul, who informed us that the janissary had mistaken us for two gentlemen we had met in Damascus, the travelling companions of Lord Dalkeith.
• The Greek peasant slowly began to regain ground upon his Moslem lord, and he profited further by the degeneration of the janissary corps at the heart of the empire.
• Escorted by the janissary of the consulate, we went off towards this country house, one of the ancient residences of the Dey, situated not far from the gate of Bab-azoum.
• The janissary who accompanied us, and who was clothed in red, had a much more military air.
• The military dress, which was that worn by the janissary and our servant, is both graceful and becoming.
• The janissary spoke very tolerable English, and after sunset, when we seated ourselves outside the cabin-door, he came forward and entered into conversation.
• We sent Mohammed and the janissary on shore, to see what could be done.
• Our boy with the lanthorn walked first, followed by the janissary, who, flourishing his silver stick, made room for us through the crowd.
• I have had to put an end to a Janissary or two more than once in the way of duty, but their black eyes never haunted me like those parti-coloured ones.

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