bezant
[ bez-uh nt, bih-zant ]
/ ˈbɛz ənt, bɪˈzænt /
noun
Also
besant.
Origin of bezant
1150–1200; Middle English
besant < Old French < Latin
byzantius (
nummus) Byzantine (coin)
Words nearby bezant
beyoǧlu,
beyrouth,
bez antler,
beza,
bezaleel,
bezant,
bezel,
bezique,
bezoar,
bezold's abscess,
bezonian
Example sentences from the Web for bezant
At Samara we find Mr. Bezant, one of our consignees, just recovering from the typhus which was contracted in his relief work.
The Red Cross in Peace and War |Clara BartonA bezant was a gold coin, originally struck at Byzantium, whence the name.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems |Geoffrey ChaucerThere were moneys of various nations, even to the Spanish pistole and Turkish bezant.
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 (of 2) |John RobyShe made no reply, but took from a pocket a bezant, and contrived to throw its yellow gleam in the sentinel's eyes.
The Prince of India, Volume II |Lew. Wallace
British Dictionary definitions for bezant
bezant
bezzant byzant
/ (ˈbɛzənt, bɪˈzænt) /
noun
a medieval Byzantine gold coin
architect
an ornament in the form of a flat disc
heraldry
a small gold circle
Word Origin for bezant
C13: from Old French
besant, from Medieval Latin
Bӯzantius Byzantine (coin)