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janissary
Definition: a loyal supporter; "every politician has a following of janissaries"
Janissary
Definition: a Turkish soldier
Definition: An infantry soldier, often of Christian descent and forcibly converted to Islam, in a former elite Turkish (Ottoman) guard (disbanded in 1826); by extension, any Turkish soldier, particularly one escorting a traveller.