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Definition of Janizar
1. n. A janizary.
Definition of Janizar
1. Noun. (alternative form of janissary) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Janizar
1. a type of Turkish soldier [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Janizar
Literary usage of Janizar
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Universal History: From the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time by George Sale, George Psalmanazar, Archibald Bower, George Shelvocke, John Campbell, John Swinton (1759)
"... and governors of the empire, as the Wazir, janizar Aga, ... The Wazir having
fent for the janizar dga, and other officers branded by ..."
2. Lyra Heroica: A Book of Verse for Boys by William Ernest Henley (1892)
"... The cannon are pointed, and ready to roar, And crush the wall they have crumbled
before : Forms in his phalanx each janizar; Alp at their head; ..."
3. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Samuel Johnson (1810)
"... Then falls to praise the hardy janizar That sucks his horse side, thirsting
in the war. Lastly, to seal up all that he hath spoke, ..."
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