Word Study
bezant
CIDE DICTIONARY
bezant, n. [See Byzant.].
- A gold coin of Byzantium or Constantinople, varying in weight and value, usually (those current in England) between a sovereign and a half sovereign. There were also white or silver bezants. [1913 Webster]
- A circle in
or , i. e., gold, representing the gold coin called bezant. Burke. [1913 Webster] - A decoration of a flat surface, as of a band or belt, representing circular disks lapping one upon another. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
bezant, n.
1 hist. a gold or silver coin orig. minted at Byzantium.
2 Heraldry a gold roundel.
1 hist. a gold or silver coin orig. minted at Byzantium.
2 Heraldry a gold roundel.
Etymology
ME f. OF besanz -ant f. L Byzantius Byzantine
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