janissary
noun
jan·is·sary ˈja-nə-ˌser-ē 
-ˌzer-
variants or less commonly janizary
plural janissaries also janizaries
1
often capitalized : a soldier of an elite corps of Turkish troops organized in the 14th century and abolished in 1826
2
: a member of a group of loyal or subservient troops, officials, or supporters
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Süleyman sent him 2,000 janissaries, the elite of the Ottoman army. 
National Geographic, 8 Oct. 2019
National Geographic, 8 Oct. 2019 Word History
Etymology
Italian gianizzero, from Turkish yeniçeri, from yeni new + çeri soldier
First Known Use
1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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