arnaut

/AA0 R N AO0 T/
noun
  1. 1

    (historical) An inhabitant of Albania and neighboring mountainous regions, especially an Albanian serving in the Turkish army.

  2. 2

    (historical, military) A Greek, Albanian, Bulgarian or Serbian soldier, recruited to serve as body-guard to officials in the 18th-19th c. Wallachia and Moldavia. Greek militia units formed in Crimea, 1769.