bezant

English

Alternative forms

• bezaunt (obsolete)
• byzant

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛzənt/

Noun

bezant (plural bezants)

1. (historical) A coin made of gold or silver, minted at Byzantium and used in currency throughout mediaeval Europe.
2. (heraldry) The heraldic representation of a gold coin.

Translations

coin minted at Byzantium

• Armenian: բյուզանդ (byuzand), բիզանտ (bizant)
• Catalan: besant (ca) m
• Czech: bezant m
• French: besant (fr) m

• Old French: bezant m
• Portuguese: besante (pt) m
• Spanish: besante (es) m

heraldic representation of a gold coin

• Catalan: besant (ca) m
• Portuguese: besante (pt) m, arruela (pt) f

• Spanish: besante (es) m

Anagrams

• batzen

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch besant, from Old French bezant, from Latin byzantius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈzɑnt/

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: be‧zant
• Rhymes: -ɑnt

Noun

bezant m (plural bezanten, diminutive bezantje n)

1. bezant (coin)
2. (heraldry) bezant

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bə.zɑ̃/
• Homophones: besant, besants, bezants

Noun

bezant m (plural bezants)

1. bezant (coin)

Further reading

• “bezant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Old French

Noun

bezant m (oblique plural bezanz or bezantz, nominative singular bezanz or bezantz, nominative plural bezant)

1. bezant (coin)