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Janissary

2 stages from Ottoman Turkish to English.

Today it means historically, a member of the elite Ottoman Turkish infantry
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Stage 1 of 2
yeni cheri
Ottoman Turkish · medieval
"new soldier"
literally new soldier, an elite infantry corps of the Ottoman army
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Stage 2 of 2
janissary
English · 1520s
"a member of the Ottoman elite infantry corps"
adopted directly for the elite Ottoman infantry soldiers
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