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bezant

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bez·ant  (bznt, b-znt)
n.
1. See solidus.
2. Architecture A flat disk used as an ornament.
[Middle English besant, from Old French, from Medieval Latin Bzantius, from Latin, of Byzantium.]
bezant, bezzant [ˈbɛzənt 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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Noun1.bezant - a gold coin of the Byzantine Empirebezant - 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
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