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What is a janissary?

What is a janissary? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (historical) An infantry soldier, often Christian, in a former elite Turkish (Ottoman) guard (disbanded in 1826); by extension, any Turkish soldier, particularly one escorting a traveller.
  2. (figuratively) An elite, highly loyal supporter.
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Mr. Cookson, accompanied only by a janissary in uniform, drove immediately towards the caracol.
Besides, the janissary of the Consulate had showed us the way to his house.
Coming down the hill into the plain, we were there met by a janissary from the convent, sent to conduct us into the city.
All the janissary officers evidently were on Halil Patrona's side.
A special type of slave soldier was the Ottoman janissary.
This, as the Jew had told him, seemed very simple to the janissary.

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