byzant

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/bɪˈzænt/

A form of bezant — A coin made of gold or silver, minted at Byzantium and used in currency throughout mediaeval Europe.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

byzant1

nounbyzant (plural byzants)

plural byzants

  1. alternativeAlternative form of bezant.

    “Gramercy! good fellow,” cried Prince John, “thou pleasest me—Here, Isaac, lend me a handful of byzants.”

    1819 December 20 (indicated as 1820), Walter Scott, chapter VIII, in Ivanhoe; a Romance. […], volume I, Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co. […], →OCLC, page 155

Byzant2

noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of byzant.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages

Broader

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

byzant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/byzant

MLA

“byzant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/byzant. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “byzant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/byzant.

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