bezant Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages
    bezzant; solidus; byzant.

WordNet

Be*zant" noun
Etymology
See Byzant.
Definitions
  1. A gold coin of Byzantium or Constantinople, varying in weight and value, usually (those current in England) between a sovereign and a half sovereign. There were also white or silver bezants. Written also besant, byzant, etc.
  2. (Her.) A circle in or, i. e., gold, representing the gold coin called bezant. Burke.
  3. A decoration of a flat surface, as of a band or belt, representing circular disks lapping one upon another.

Webster 1913