also: イエニチェリ
noun
Janissaries; Janissary corps
Historical term for the elite infantry units of the Ottoman Empire, originally composed of Christian-born youths taken through the devşirme system.
from Turkish Yeniçeri
イェニチェリはオスマン帝国の精鋭歩兵部隊だった。
The Janissaries were the elite infantry corps of the Ottoman Empire.
I learned about the Janissaries in history class.