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noun
A coin made of gold or silver, minted at Byzantium and used in currency throughout mediaeval Europe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences
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Synonyms: solidus
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A roundel or (that is, a golden circle), the heraldic representation of a gold coin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of bezant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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noun
a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bezzant, byzant, solidus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: coin
History
From Middle English besaunt, from Old French bezant, nominative bezanz, from Latin byzantius (“of Byzantium”).
Across languages
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
