bezant

Meaning

Noun

  • A coin made of gold or silver, minted at Byzantium and used in currency throughout mediaeval Europe.
  • The heraldic representation of a gold coin.

Origin

  • From Middle English besaunt, from Old French bezant, nominative bezanz, from Latin byzantius ("of Byzantium").

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