Thesaurus: bezant
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.
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- n. 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.
- n. A circle in or, i. e., gold, representing the gold coin called bezant.
- n. A decoration of a flat surface, as of a band or belt, representing circular disks lapping one upon another.
- n. a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages
- A circle in or, i. e., gold, representing the gold coin calledbezant. Burke.
- n a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages