(historical) 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.
janitress
janitress
noun
a female janitor
januaries
januarius
japanners
japanners
noun
plural of japanner
jargonels
jargonels
noun
plural of jargonel
jargonise
jargonise
verb
Alternative form of jargonize
jargonish
jargonish
adj
Full of jargon.
jargonist
jargonist
noun
Someone who overuses jargon; one who uses cant or slang.
jerricans
jerricans
noun
plural of jerrican
jerrycans
jerrycans
noun
plural of jerrycan
jerseyman
jerseyman
Noun
A male inhabitant of Jersey (the largest island of the Channel Islands).
jinriksha
jinriksha
noun
Synonym of rickshaw
jordanson
junkyards
junkyards
noun
plural of junkyard
jusserand
nightjars
nightjars
noun
plural of nightjar
rajasthan
rajasthan
Proper noun
Originally, various parts of northwest India within Rajputana province; now specifically, a state in western India, with Jaipur as its capital, created in 1949 and replacing the former province of Rajputana.
serjeancy
serjeancy
noun
Obsolete form of sergeancy.
serjeants
serjeants
noun
plural of serjeant
serjeanty
serjeanty
noun
(law, historical) A kind of land tenure requiring some service to the land's chief lord—other than military service—as an obligation to maintain possession.
underjaws
underjaws
noun
plural of underjaw
vajrasana
vajrasana
noun
A kneeling asana in yoga. The practitioner sits on the heels with the calves beneath the thighs.