[{"word":"janissaries","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"An infantry soldier, often of Christian descent and forcibly converted to Islam, in a former elite Turkish (Ottoman) guard (disbanded in 1826); by extension, any Turkish soldier, particularly one escorting a traveller.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An elite, highly loyal supporter.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/janissaries","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/janissary"]}]