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bezant definition

bez·ant (bez′ənt, bi zant′)

noun

  1. the solidus, a gold coin issued in Byzantium
  2. Archit., Heraldry an ornamental flat disk or circular figure representing such a coin

Etymology: ME besant < OFr < L Byzantius (nummus), Byzantine (coin)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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