n. A janizary. [ R. ] Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the janizaries, or their government. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Janizaries [ F. janissaire, fr. Turk. yeñi-tsheri new soldiers or troops. ] A soldier of a privileged military class, which formed the nucleus of the Turkish infantry, but was suppressed in 1826. [ written also janissary. ] [ 1913 Webster ]