ODA-Bachi, or Oddabassi, an officer in the Turkish soldiery, equivalent to a sergeant or corporal among us. The common soldiers and janizaries called oldachis, after having served a certain number of years, are always preferred, and made biquelairs; and of biquelairs in time become odobachis, i. e. corporals of companies, or chiefs of certain divisions whose number is not fixed; being sometimes ten, and sometimes twenty.
Their pay is six doubles per month; and they are distinguished by a large felt, a foot broad, and above a foot long, hanging on the back, with two long ostrich feathers.