zed Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet
    izzard; z; ezed; zee.
    • the British call Z zed and the Scots call it ezed but Americans call it zee
    • he doesn't know A from izzard

WordNet

Zed noun
Etymology
F., probably through It. zeta, fr. L. zeta. See Zeta.
Definitions
  1. The letter Z; -- called also zee, and formerly izzard. "Zed, thou unnecessary letter!" Shak.

Webster 1913