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bezant

be·zant

UK/ˈbɛzənt/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

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Origin

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

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