Bezant Definition
bĕzənt, bə-zănt
noun
A flat disk used as an ornament.
American Heritage
The solidus, a gold coin issued in Byzantium.
Webster's New World
An ornamental flat disk or circular figure representing such a coin.
Webster's New World
(heraldry) The heraldic representation of a gold coin.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Bezant
Noun
Singular:
bezant
Plural:
bezantsOrigin of Bezant
Middle English besant from Old French from Medieval Latin Bȳzantius from Latin of Byzantium
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old French bezant, nominative bezanz, from Latin byzantius (“of Byzantium”).
From Wiktionary
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