Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bezant

/ˈbɛzənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bezant
IPA: /ˈbɛzənt/

17

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

A roundel or (that is, a golden circle), the heraldic representation of a gold coin.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of bezant.

Example Sentences

"One and All is the motto of the County of Cornwall, used below the coat-of-arms, which is a shield embracing fifteen bezants, or golden roundels, on a black ground; [...]."

Etymology

From Middle English besaunt, from Old French bezant, nominative bezanz, from Latin byzantius (“of Byzantium”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: besaunt, bezant, byzantius

Inflected Forms

bezants (plural) basant (alternative) besant (alternative) byzant (alternative) bezaunt (alternative)

Derived Forms

bezanted bezanty

Synonyms

solidus bezzant byzant

Rhymes With

present pleasant peasant crescent pheasant

Questions

How do you pronounce bezant?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɛzənt/.
What does bezant mean?: A coin made of gold or silver, minted at Byzantium and used in currency throughout mediaeval Europe.
Where does bezant come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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