noun, masculine/ʒa.ni.sɛʁ/plural: janissaires
janissary (soldier)
Related: janissariat
Etymology tree Ottoman Turkish یڭیچری (yeñiçeri)bor. Italian giannizzerobor. Middle French ianissaire French janissaire Inherited from Middle French ianissaire, from Italian giannizzero, giannizzaro, from Ottoman Turkish یڭیچری (yeñiçeri), from یڭی (yeni, “new”) + چری (çeri, “soldier”).