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besant

besant is the alternative form of bezant.

Meaning of bezant

Noun

bezant (plural bezants)

  1. A coin made of gold or silver, minted at Byzantium and used in currency throughout mediaeval Europe.
    Synonyms:
    solidus
  2. A roundel or (that is, a golden circle), the heraldic representation of a gold coin.
    • One and All is the motto of the County of Cornwall, used below the coat-of-arms, which is a shield embracing fifteen bezants, or golden roundels, on a black ground; [...].1941 December, “The Why and the Wherefore: Cornish names of G.W.R. locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 575

Proper noun capitalized: Besant

Besant

  1. A surname

Forms of besant

pluralbesants

Questions about besant

What does besant mean?
Besant means a surname.
What is besant the alternative form of?
Besant is the alternative form of bezant.
What part of speech is besant?
Besant is a proper noun.

Words near besant in the dictionary

  1. besan cheela
  2. besan chilla
  3. besandaled
  4. besandalled
  5. besang
  6. besant
  7. besants
  8. Besançon
  9. Besao
  10. besashed
  11. besat

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