Let's go back to the *first* definition at www.dictionary.com
hjan·is·sar·y ( jan·i·zar·y ).
n., pl. jan·is·sar·ies.
A member of a group of elite, highly loyal supporters.
At 12:40 PM 8/10/00 +0200, you wrote:



>Donald MacQueen wrote:
> >
> > Was bedeutet Janissaire, por favor? Merci.
>
>Good Question. I found this (at 
>http://projects.ghostwheel.com/dictionary/Janizaries):
>
> From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
>
>                            Janizary \Jan"i*za*ry\, n.; pl. {Janizaries}. 
> [F. janissaire,
>                               fr. Turk. ye?i-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}.]

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