Etymology

bezant

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Today it means: A coin made of gold or silver, minted at Byzantium and used in currency throughout mediaeval Europe. Full definition →

Middle English besaunt ← Old French bezant ← Latin byzantius
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  1. Latin · derived frombyzantius“of Byzantium”
  2. Old French · derived frombezant
  3. Middle English · inherited frombesaunt
  4. English todaybezant

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

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