Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

janissaryship

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: janis-sary-ship
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The position of a janissary.

Example Sentences

"What led to Dziuba's "janissaryship"?"
"[...] but as "he loses status who stays in one place", he would have to sell two of his three offices (the scriptorship and the janissaryship totalling 1,400 ducats) in order to acquire his father's abbreviatorship."
"Thus, Muṣṭafā b. Ḥasan, one such janissary, asked for a kadi warrant to verify his reʿāyā status on the following grounds: "I had served the sultan for a couple of years claiming janissary-ship. [...]""
"Nevertheless, Janissaryship was expressed in a set of physical features [...]"

Etymology

From janissary + -ship.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: janissary

Inflected Forms

janissaryships (plural)

Questions

What does janissaryship mean?: The position of a janissary.
Where does janissaryship come from?: From janissary + -ship.

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