bezant

Meaning

  1. A coin made of gold or silver, minted at Byzantium and used in currency throughout mediaeval Europe.
  2. A roundel or (that is, a golden circle), the heraldic representation of a gold coin.

Translations

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbɛzənt/
Etymology

In summary

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

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