bezant

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Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
19
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈbɛzənt/

Definition of bezant

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

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

  1. A coin made of gold or silver, minted at Byzantium and used in currency throughout mediaeval Europe.
  2. A roundel or (that is, a golden circle), the heraldic representation of a gold coin.
    “One and All is the motto of the County of Cornwall, used below the coat-of-arms, which is a shield embracing fifteen bezants, or golden roundels, on a black ground; [...].”
  3. (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of bezant.

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Etymology

From Middle English besaunt, from Old French bezant, nominative bezanz, from Latin byzantius (“of Byzantium”).

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