bezant

== English == === Alternative forms === Bezant, basant, besant, byzant, bezaunt (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English besaunt, from Old French bezant, nominative bezanz, from Latin byzantius (“of Byzantium”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɛzənt/ Rhymes: -ɛzənt === Noun === bezant (plural bezants) (history) A coin made of gold or silver, minted at Byzantium and used in currency throughout mediaeval Europe. Synonym: solidus (heraldry) A roundel or (that is, a golden circle), the heraldic representation of a gold coin. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === === Anagrams === batzen == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch besant, from Old French bezant, from Latin byzantius. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈzɑnt/ Hyphenation: be‧zant Rhymes: -ɑnt === Noun === bezant m (plural bezanten, diminutive bezantje n) bezant (coin) (heraldry) bezant == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bə.zɑ̃/ Homophones: besant, besants, bezants === Noun === bezant m (plural bezants) bezant (coin) === Further reading === “bezant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Old French == === Noun === bezant oblique singular, m (oblique plural bezanz or bezantz, nominative singular bezanz or bezantz, nominative plural bezant) bezant (coin)