devshirme (English, noun)
expansion: devshirme (uncountable)
Senses:
glosses: Systematic collection of non-Muslim boys or young men from rural Christian populations of the Balkans, practiced by Ottomans; the boys were taken to Istanbul, converted to Islam and educated for military profession or religious disciplines.
tags: historical
uncountable
Forms:
form: devshirmeh
tags: alternative