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bezant
[ bez-uhnt, bih-zant ]
noun
- Also bezzant. the gold solidus of the Byzantine Empire, widely circulated in the Middle Ages.
- Also ·Գ []. (in Romanesque architecture) any of a number of disklike ornaments, similar in form to the classical patera, used especially on the faces of archivolts.
bezant
/ ˈbɛzənt; bɪˈzænt /
noun
- a medieval Byzantine gold coin
- architect an ornament in the form of a flat disc
- heraldry a small gold circle
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bezant1
1150–1200; Middle English besant < Old French < Latin byzantius (nummus) “Byzantine (coin)”
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bezant1
C13: from Old French besant , from Medieval Latin ӯԳپܲ Byzantine (coin)
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Trussel’s fret is remarkable for its bezants at the joints, which stand, doubtless, for the golden nail-heads of the “trellis” suggested by his name.
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A bearing in coats of arms, representing one or more balls, which are denominated bezants, plates, etc., according to color.
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As sure as that I have six silver bezants Upon a field of azure.
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Cole of Cornwall bears, inter alia, a bordure sable, charged alternately with bezants and annulets.
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Erm. on a chief indented G. three ducks A. Crest: a fox az. bezant� collared with a coronet O. AMANUENSIS.
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