bezant
/ˈbɛzənt/
bezant noun: a coin made of gold or silver, minted at Byzantium and used in currency throughout mediaeval Europe.
Noun (1)
bezant (plural bezants)
- A coin made of gold or silver, minted at Byzantium and used in currency throughout mediaeval Europe.
- Synonyms:
- solidus
- 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
Noun (2) capitalized: Bezant
Bezant
- Alternative letter-case form of bezant.
Synonyms of bezant
Forms of bezant
| plural | bezants |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Bezant |
| alternative form | basant |
| alternative form | besant |
| alternative form | byzant |
| alternative form | bezaunt |
Origin of bezant
From Middle English besaunt, from Old French bezant, nominative bezanz, from Latin byzantius (“of Byzantium”).
Words formed from bezant
Words that rhyme with bezant
Questions about bezant
- What does bezant mean?
- Bezant means a coin made of gold or silver, minted at Byzantium and used in currency throughout mediaeval Europe.
- What part of speech is bezant?
- Bezant is a noun.
- How do you pronounce bezant?
- Bezant is pronounced /ˈbɛzənt/.
- What is the plural of bezant?
- The plural of bezant is bezants.
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