ALL meanings of bezant
bez·ant
B b - noun bezant a medieval Byzantine gold coin 3
- noun bezant an ornament in the form of a flat disc 3
- noun bezant a small gold circle 3
- noun bezant the solidus, a gold coin issued in Byzantium 3
- noun bezant an ornamental flat disk or circular figure representing such a coin 3
- noun bezant Also, bezzant. the gold solidus of the Byzantine Empire, widely circulated in the Middle Ages. 1
- noun bezant Also, byzant. (in Romanesque architecture) any of a number of disklike ornaments, similar in form to the classical patera, used especially on the faces of archivolts. 1
- noun bezant (historical) A coin made of gold or silver, minted at Byzantium and used in currency throughout mediaeval Europe. 0
- noun bezant (heraldry) The heraldic representation of a gold coin. 0