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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages;
[syn: bezant, bezzant, byzant, solidus]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bezant \Be*zant"\, n. [See Byzant.] 1. A gold coin of Byzantium or Constantinople, varying in weight and value, usually (those current in England) between a sovereign and a half sovereign. There were also white or silver bezants. [Written also besant, byzant, etc.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Her.) A circle in or, i. e., gold, representing the gold coin called bezant. --Burke. [1913 Webster] 3. A decoration of a flat surface, as of a band or belt, representing circular disks lapping one upon another. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

bezant n 1: a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages [syn: bezant, bezzant, byzant, solidus]