bezant
IPA: bˈɛzʌnt
noun
- (history) A coin made of gold or silver, minted at Byzantium and used in currency throughout mediaeval Europe.
- (heraldry) A roundel or (that is, a golden circle), the heraldic representation of a gold coin.
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Examples of "bezant" in Sentences
- Crest On a bezant a bird as in the arms.
- Bezant is a medieval term for a gold coin.
- Bezant is probably the only person alive who supports it.
- Helena Roerich appreciated only one early book of Bezant.
- Prior to that tiime the Bezant circulated at it's full weight and purity.
- The number of bezants in each escutcheon was reduced from eleven to seven.
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