First Known Use: 13th century
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bezant
noun be·zant \ˈbe-zənt, bə-ˈzant\
Definition of BEZANT
1
: solidus 1
2
: a flat disk used in architectural ornament
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Origin of BEZANT
Middle English besant, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin Byzantius Byzantine, from Byzantium, ancient name of Istanbul
Rhymes with BEZANT
aslant, bacchant, bacchante, courante, decant, descant, displant, eggplant, enceinte, enchant, explant, extant, face-plant, fire ant, formant, gallant, Gallant, gas plant, grandaunt, houseplant, ice plant, implant, incant, jade plant, land grant, leadplant, levant, Levant, musk plant, pieplant, pissant, plainchant, pourpoint, preplant, recant, red ant, replant, savant, seed plant, snow plant, supplant, transplant, white ant
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