besant

[ bez-uh nt, buh-zant ]

/ ˈbɛz ənt, bəˈzænt /

bezant.

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Besant

[ bez-uh nt for 1; buh-zant, older use bez-uh nt for 2 ]

/ ˈbɛz ənt for 1; bəˈzænt, older use ˈbɛz ənt for 2 /

Annie (Wood),1847–1933, English theosophist.

Sir Walter,1836–1901, English novelist.

Mrs. Besant's last sentence contains the whole raison d'être of this my Protest.

H. P. Blavatsky |Alice Leighton Cleather
Mrs. Besant had reviewed a new book by Mr. Kingsland, and took the opportunity to refer to his resignation.

H. P. Blavatsky |Alice Leighton Cleather
With the complete disruption of the Society the Brahmin period of dominance over Mrs. Besant came to an end.

H. P. Blavatsky |Alice Leighton Cleather
Mrs. Besant does not say she has seen it herself; indeed, she is always relying on someone else.

Flowers of Freethought |George W. Foote

Barrie has a prettier witt; but Besant will keep in all weathers, and serve as right Pemmican.

Adventures in Criticism |Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

Besant

/ (ˈbɛzənt, bɪˈzænt) /

Annie, née Wood . 1847–1933, British theosophist, writer, and political reformer in England and India