Bezant

Word BEZANT
Character 6
Hyphenation be zant
Pronunciations /ˈbɛzənt/

Definitions and meanings of "Bezant"

What do we mean by bezant?

A flat disk used as an ornament. noun

A gold coin (the proper name of which was solidus) issued by the emperors at Constantinople in the middle ages. noun

In heraldry, a small circle or; a gold roundel. It is a common bearing, and is supposed to have originated from the coins of Constantinople, assumed as bearings by crusaders. noun

Also spelled besant. noun

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. noun

A circle in or, i. e., gold, representing the gold coin called bezant. noun

A decoration of a flat surface, as of a band or belt, representing circular disks lapping one upon another. noun

A coin made of gold or silver, minted at Byzantium and used in currency throughout mediaeval Europe. noun

The heraldic representation of a gold coin. noun

A gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages noun

(history) A coin made of gold or silver, minted at Byzantium and used in currency throughout mediaeval Europe.

The heraldic representation of a gold coin.

Someone or something that has an over zealous liking for the same sex, often of weak stature with little or no friends. Urban Dictionary

Related to happy slapping with a corporate twist, to be happy slapped at work. Urban Dictionary

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The word "bezant" in example sentences

The excellence of Byzantine administration—hardly Byzantine at all by our usage—is nowhere clearer than in the power of the Byzantine standard gold coin, the solidus known as the bezant in medieval Europe. ❋ Judith Herrin (2011)

A small loaf of bread cost a bezant of gold, and of the price of wine I shall not speak; there was not even a jug of it. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It gave us the Creeds, the bezant and the fork, it introduced us to both silk and caviar, which was once a poor people's food. ❋ Unknown (2007)

If I had even half a bezant for every newcomer who's dropped o 'the heat stroke, then I'd be a rich man.' ❋ Chadwick, Elizabeth (2004)

Sabin presented her with a gold bezant as a symbol of his intention to provide for her, and a wedding ring of African gold. ❋ Chadwick, Elizabeth (2004)

Cadoc laughed, clapped Rufus on the back, and slipped a bezant into his single palm. ❋ Anderson, Poul, 1926- (1989)

Cadoc slipped the doorman a golden bezant-a little extravagant, perhaps, but impressiveness might help his chances. ❋ Anderson, Poul, 1926- (1989)

A golden bezant flickered into my hand and fluttered swiftly across to the waiting palm of the major-domo. ❋ Silverberg, Robert (1969)

He pulled a bezant of Alexius I from his pouch, and let me inspect it for kosherness. ❋ Silverberg, Robert (1969)

So I pressed a fine gold bezant of the early eleventh century into his palm. ❋ Silverberg, Robert (1969)

I caught one: a thin, shabby bezant of Alexius I, nicked and filed at the edges. ❋ Silverberg, Robert (1969)

One bezant and I was given the location of the Markezinis estate. ❋ Silverberg, Robert (1969)

I have that worn and oily-looking bezant to this day. ❋ Silverberg, Robert (1969)

Two new ones are the hex and pentagon, while the circle (once called a roundel, bezant, plate, torteau, hurt, etc., depending on its color) is simply called a circle with the correct color named. ❋ Ann Wilson (N/A)

He went to market to buy sheep, and had two for a bezant. ❋ Thomas Frederick Crane (N/A)

We are paid in the coin of the white man's trade -- the bezant is hard, ay, and black. ❋ Rudyard Kipling (1900)

look at that guy [all alone] over there, he keeps looking at that other dudes [arse], what a [bezant]! ❋ Shilpa Shetty (2007)

[I saw] my [co-worker] [get the] Jon Bezant today. ❋ Shilpa Shetty (2007)

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