Janizaries

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Janizary \Jan"i*za*ry\, n.; pl. {Janizaries}. [F. janissaire,
     fr. Turk. ye[~n]i-tsheri new soldiers or troops.]
     A soldier of a privileged military class, which formed the
     nucleus of the Turkish infantry, but was suppressed in 1826.
     [written also {janissary}.]
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