Associations to the word «Janissaries»

Wiktionary

JANISSARY, noun. An elite, highly loyal supporter.
JANISSARY, noun. A soldier in a former elite Turkish guard.

Dictionary definition

JANISSARY, noun. A loyal supporter; "every politician has a following of janissaries".
JANISSARY, noun. A Turkish soldier.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche