bezant

Alternative forms

• bezaunt (obsolete)
• byzant

Etymology

From Old French bezant, nominative bezanz, from Latin byzantius (“of Byzantium”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛzənt/

Noun

bezant (plural bezants)

1. (historical) A coin made of gold or silver, minted at Byzantium and used in currency throughout mediaeval Europe.
2. (heraldry) The heraldic representation of a gold coin.

Anagrams

• batzen

Pronunciation

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Noun

bezant m (plural bezanten, diminutive bezantje n)

1. bezant (coin)
2. (heraldry) bezant

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bə.zɑ̃/
• Homophones: besant, besants, bezants

Noun

bezant m (plural bezants)

1. bezant (coin)

Further reading

• “bezant” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Noun

bezant m (oblique plural bezanz or bezantz, nominative singular bezanz or bezantz, nominative plural bezant)

1. bezant (coin)