<span class="searchmatch">janizary</span> (plural <span class="searchmatch">janizaries</span>) Alternative spelling of janissary. 1737, J. A. Purves, “Vision II”, in The Law and Lawyers Laid Open, in Twelve Visions....
<span class="searchmatch">janizaries</span> plural of <span class="searchmatch">janizary</span>...
janizarian (not comparable) Of or pertaining to the <span class="searchmatch">janizaries</span> or their government. 1795–1797, Edmund Burke, “(please specify |letter=1 to 4)”, in [Letters...
WOTD – 30 August 2017 janisary, Janissar, <span class="searchmatch">janizary</span>, janizar From Italian giannizzaro, possibly via French janissaire or Spanish jenízaro, from Ottoman...
unſuccessful in his war againſt Poland, and was therefore ſlain by his <span class="searchmatch">Janizaries</span>) […] 1701, “TURKS”, in The Great Historical, Geographical, Genealogical...
1940 November 11, “The Election: The Next Administration”, in Time: Some <span class="searchmatch">Janizaries</span> predicted that Justice Douglas would eventually be either Secretary of...
Tyranny, and rigorous cruelty; like that of the Turk, whose military <span class="searchmatch">Janizaries</span> and Bashaws, rule all in their Clerklesse and cruel way; to abate the...