(bezant)
11bezant — noun /ˈbɛzənt/ a) A coin made of gold or silver, minted at and used in currency throughout mediaeval Europe. b) The heraldic representation of a gold coin …
12Bezant — This interesting and unusual name is either a metonymic occupational name for a banker or money lender, one who dealt in gold coins, or else a nickname for a rich man! It derives from the Old French besan , Middle English besant , a gold coin, so …
13bezant — sb. == a piece of money. RG. 409. From Byzantium, or Constantinople, where they were originally used …
14bezant — n. disklike ornament …
15bezant — [ bɛz(ə)nt] noun 1》 historical a gold or silver coin originally minted at Byzantium. 2》 Heraldry a roundel or (i.e. a solid gold circle). Origin ME: from OFr. besant, from L. Byzantius Byzantine …
16Bezant — ♦ A coin first struck at Byzantium (in other words Constantinople). There were gold bezants, varying in value between a sovereign and a half sovereign, and silver ones worth from a florin to a shilling. (Shaw, M.R.B. Joinville & Villehardouin:… …
17bezant — bez·ant …
18bezant — bez•ant [[t]ˈbɛz ənt, bɪˈzænt[/t]] n. 1) num the gold solidus of the Byzantine Empire 2) archit. a disklike architectural ornament • Etymology: 1150–1200; ME < OF < ML byzantius (nummus) Byzantine (coin) …
19bezant — /ˈbɛzənt/ (say bezuhnt), /bəˈzænt/ (say buh zant) noun 1. (in western Europe) the solidus, a gold coin of the Byzantine emperors, widely circulated in Europe during the Middle Ages. 2. Architecture an ornament in the form of a flat disc. 3.… …
20bezant — n. 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 …
