bezant

bez·ant

B0221900 (bĕz′ənt, bə-zănt′)n.1. See solidus.2. Architecture A flat disk used as an ornament.

[Middle English besant, from Old French, from Medieval Latin Bȳzantius, from Latin, of Byzantium.]

bezant

(ˈbɛzənt; bɪˈzænt) or

bezzant

n1. a medieval Byzantine gold coin2. (Architecture) architect an ornament in the form of a flat disc3. (Heraldry) heraldry a small gold circle[C13: from Old French besant, from Medieval Latin Bӯzantius Byzantine (coin)]

bez•ant

(ˈbɛz ənt, bɪˈzænt)

n. 1. the gold solidus of the Byzantine Empire. 2. a disklike architectural ornament. [1150–1200; Middle English < Old French < Medieval Latin byzantius (nummus) Byzantine (coin)]

Thesaurus

Noun

bezant - a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Agesbezzant, byzant, soliduscoin - a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money

Translations

bisante

Bezant

An ornament shaped like a coin or disc, sometimes used in a series in decorative molding designs.

bezant, besant, byzant

bezant An ornament shaped like a coin or disk; sometimes used in a series in decorative molding designs.

bezant

noun

Synonyms for bezant

noun a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire

Synonyms

bezzant
byzant
solidus

Related Words

coin

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