Meanings
bezant1
plural bezants · alternative Bezant · alternative basant · alternative besant · alternative byzant · alternative bezaunt
- governmentA roundel or (that is, a golden circle), the heraldic representation of a gold coin.
One and All is the motto of the County of Cornwall, used below the coat-of-arms, which is a shield embracing fifteen bezants, or golden roundels, on a black ground; [...].
1941 December, “The Why and the Wherefore: Cornish names of G.W.R. locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 575
Bezant2
- Alternative letter-case form of bezant.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA coin made of gold or silver, minted at Byzantium and used in currency throughout mediaeval Europe.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages
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Origin
- Latinbyzantius“of Byzantium”
- Old Frenchbezant
- Middle Englishbesaunt
- Englishbezant
From Middle English besaunt, from Old French bezant, nominative bezanz, from Latin byzantius (“of Byzantium”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan besant, besant
- besantcoin minted at Byzantium
- besantheraldic representation of a gold coin
Czech bezant
- bezantcoin minted at Byzantium
French besant, besant d'or
- besantcoin minted at Byzantium
- besant d'orheraldic representation of a gold coin
Polish bizant, bizant
- bizantcoin minted at Byzantium
- bizantheraldic representation of a gold coin
Portuguese besante, besante
- besantecoin minted at Byzantium
- besanteheraldic representation of a gold coin
- arruelaheraldic representation of a gold coin
Spanish besante, besante
- besantecoin minted at Byzantium
- besanteheraldic representation of a gold coin
Swedish bysantin, besant
- bysantinheraldic representation of a gold coin
- besantheraldic representation of a gold coin
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with bezant
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Cite this entry
bezant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bezant
“bezant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bezant. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bezant,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bezant.
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