bezant (redirected from Bezants)

bez·ant  (bznt, b-znt)

n.

1. See solidus.

2. Architecture A flat disk used as an ornament.

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[Middle English besant, from Old French, from Medieval Latin Bzantius, from Latin, of Byzantium.]

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bezant, bezzant [ˈbɛz^ənt bɪˈzænt], byzant

n

1. a medieval Byzantine gold coin

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) Architect an ornament in the form of a flat disc

3. (History / Heraldry) Heraldry a small gold circle

[from Old French besant, from Medieval Latin Bȳzantius Byzantine (coin)]

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Noun

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bezant - a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages bezzant, byzant, solidus coin - a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money