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Definition of Janizaries
1. janizary [n] - See also: janizary
Lexicographical Neighbors of Janizaries
Literary usage of Janizaries
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1814)
"The fardar of the janizaries, and 118. Three janizaries. 120. His lieutenant.
... Eighteen janizaries in their drefs of ceremony. 140. Four janizaries. 139. ..."
2. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1900)
"... in these words : "Let them be called Janizaries (Yengi cheri, or [Ya£? chart]
... Janizaries fought with the zeal of proselytes against their idolatrous ..."
3. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1874)
"It has been proposed to drain the lake by boring a tunnel 6 m. long through a
limestone mountain. Janizaries, a body of Turkish infantry now extinct. ..."
4. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1860)
"Mahmoud II. was obliged on reaching the throne to pardon the janizaries ; but,
impressed by the danger of maintaining such troops, ho quietly matured during ..."
5. Universal Geography: Or, a Description of All Parts of the World, on a New by Conrad Malte-Brun (1826)
"Several rich persons in the cities get themselves enrolled among the janizaries,
with the view of being more effectually protected, and enjoying all tfie ..."
6. A History of All Nations, from the Earliest Periods to the Present Time; Or by Samuel Griswold Goodrich (1856)
"The janizaries being found constantly turbulent and intractable, the sultan
determined to rid ... Massacre of the Janizaries — Greek Insurrection War irith ..."
7. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"Janizaries—Officer». followed no military exercises and were permitted to engage
... Mahmoud II. was obliged on reaching the throne to pardon the janizaries ..."