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ˈbɛz ənt, bɪˈzæntbezant
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Princeton's WordNet
bezant, bezzant, byzant, solidusnoun
a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages
Wiktionary
bezantnoun
A coin made of gold or silver, minted at Byzantium and used in currency throughout mediaeval Europe.
bezantnoun
The heraldic representation of a gold coin.
Etymology: From bezant, nominative bezanz, from Latin byzantius.
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Bezant
In the Middle Ages, the term bezant (Old French besant, from Latin bizantius aureus) was used in Western Europe to describe several gold coins of the east, all derived ultimately from the Roman solidus. The word itself comes from the Greek Byzantion, the ancient name of Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire. The original "bezants" were the gold coins produced by the government of the Byzantine Empire, first the nomisma and from the 11th century the hyperpyron. Later, the term was used to cover the gold dinars produced by Islamic governments. In turn, the gold coins minted in the Kingdom of Jerusalem and County of Tripoli were termed "Saracen bezants", since they were modelled on the gold dinar. A completely different electrum coin based on Byzantine trachea was minted in the Kingdom of Cyprus and called the "white bezant".The term "bezant" in reference to coins is common in sources from the 10th through 13th centuries. Thereafter, it was mainly employed as a money of account and in literary and heraldic contexts.
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bezant
A bezant is a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire, often used in Medieval Europe. It is also used in heraldry to refer to a round shape representing this coin.
Webster Dictionary
Bezantnoun
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
Bezantnoun
a circle in or, i. e., gold, representing the gold coin called bezant
Bezantnoun
a decoration of a flat surface, as of a band or belt, representing circular disks lapping one upon another
Wikidata
Bezant
Bezant is a medieval term for a gold coin from the Byzantine Empire. The term is derived from the Greek name Βυζάντιον, the relatively minor city which in the 4th century was refounded as Constantinople by the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great and became the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. The Byzantine Empire was a major source of gold coins since the time of Constantine.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Bezant
be-zant′, or bez′ant, n. a gold coin, first struck at Byzantium or Constantinople: (her.) a small circle or, like a gold coin.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
bezant
An early gold coin, so called from having been first coined at Byzantium.
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batzen
tanzeb
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of bezant in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of bezant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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- bezantArabic
- besantCatalan, Valencian
- bezantCzech
- besanteSpanish
- besantFrench
- बेज़ांतHindi
- besante, arruelaPortuguese
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