ichoglan

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ottoman Turkish (modern Turkish oğlanı).[1]

Noun[edit]

ichoglan (plural ichoglans)

  1. A boy servant recruited according to the devshirme system in the Ottoman Empire.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ichoglan." *OED 2nd edition. 1989. (online)