byzant Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Byz"ant, Byz"an*tine noun (Also<
  • Byzant
  • Byzantine
)
Etymology
OE. besant, besaunt, F. besant, fr. LL. Byzantius, Byzantinus, fr. Byzantium.
Definitions
  1. (Numis.) A gold coin, so called from being coined at Byzantium. See Bezant.

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