Definitions for bezantˈbɛz ənt, bɪˈzænt

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

bez•antˈbɛz ənt, bɪˈzænt(n.)

  1. the gold solidus of the Byzantine Empire.

    Category: Numismatics

  2. a disklike architectural ornament.

    Category: Architecture

Origin of bezant:

1150–1200; ME < OF < ML byzantius (nummus) Byzantine (coin)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. bezant, bezzant, byzant, solidus(noun)

    a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages

Wiktionary

  1. bezant(Noun)

    A coin made of gold or silver, minted at Byzantium and used in currency throughout mediaeval Europe.

  2. bezant(Noun)

    The heraldic representation of a gold coin.

  3. Origin: From bezant, nominative bezanz, from Latin byzantius.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Bezant(noun)

    a gold coin of Byzantium or Constantinople, varying in weight and value, usually (those current in England) between a sovereign and a half sovereign. There were also white or silver bezants

  2. Bezant(noun)

    a circle in or, i. e., gold, representing the gold coin called bezant

  3. Bezant(noun)

    a decoration of a flat surface, as of a band or belt, representing circular disks lapping one upon another


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