About  |  Kamus SABDA Mobile
Table of Contents -- janizary
POS
HYPHEN
CIDE DICTIONARY
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Link, Gadget and Share
Copy the code below to your site:
Link
Gadget
Share
 Facebook
 Twitter
Add to your browser

janizary

 : 
Noun
 : 
jan=i=zar=y

CIDE DICTIONARY

janizaryn. [F. janissaire, fr. Turk. ye new soldiers or troops.].
     A soldier of a privileged military class, which formed the nucleus of the Turkish infantry, but was suppressed in 1826.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

janizary, n. (also janissary) (pl. -ies)
1 hist. a member of the Turkish infantry forming the Sultan's guard in the 14th-19th c.
2 a devoted follower or supporter.

Etymology
ult. f. Turk. yeni{ccedil}eri f. yeni new + {ccedil}eri troops
copyright © 2012 Yayasan Lembaga SABDA (YLSA) | To report a problem/suggestion