JAN'IZARY, noun A soldier of the Turkish foot guards. The Janizaries were a body of infantry, and reputed the grand Seignor's guards. They became turbulent, and rising in arms against the Sultan, were attacked, defeated and destroyed in Constantinople, in June 1826.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.