Bezant

/ˈbɛzənt/ noun

Definition

A gold coin from Byzantium, or a gold or silver disk used in heraldry as a decorative element.

Etymology

From Byzantium, the ancient city (modern Istanbul), where this coin was originally minted; 'bezant' entered Middle English through heraldic and trade terminology.

Kelly Says

Byzantine gold coins were so valuable and prestigious that medieval nobles put stylized versions of them on their coats of arms to show off wealth—they're basically heraldic bling!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
በዝአንት (Bezant)
be-zan-t
ARالعربية
بِزَانْت (Bizānt)
bi-zan-t
BNবাংলা
বেজান্ট (Bejanṭ)
be-ja-nt
CACatalà
bezant
be-zan
CSČeština
bezant
be-zan
DADansk
bezant
be-zan
DEDeutsch
Bezant
be-zant
ELΕλληνικά
Μπεζάντ (Bezant)
be-zan
ESEspañol
bezante
be-zan-te
FAفارسی
بزانت (Bazant)
ba-zan-t
FISuomi
bezant
be-zan
FRFrançais
bezant
be-zan
GUGU
બેઝાન્ટ (Bezanṭ)
be-zan-t
HAHA
bezant
be-zan
HEעברית
בזנט (Bezant)
be-zan-t
HIहिन्दी
बेज़ेंट (Bezant)
be-za-nt
HUMagyar
bezant
be-zan
IDBahasa Indonesia
bezant
be-zan
IGIG
bezant
be-zan
ITItaliano
bezant
be-zan
JA日本語
ベザント (Bezanto)
be-zan-to
KKKK
безан (bezant)
be-zan
KMKM
បាសាន (Basa)
ba-san
KO한국어
베잔트 (Bejan-teu)
be-jan-teu
MRMR
बेझाळ (Bezhaḷ)
be-ja-al
MSBahasa Melayu
bezant
be-zan
MYမြန်မာ
ဘယ်ဇန့ (Beyzan)
be-zan
NLNederlands
bezant
be-zan
NONorsk
bezant
be-zan
PAPA
ਬੇਜ਼ਾਂਟ (Bezānt)
be-za-nt
PLPolski
bezant
be-zan
PTPortuguês
bezante
be-zan-te
RORomână
bezant
be-zan
RUРусский
безан (bezant)
be-zan
SVSvenska
bezant
be-zan
SWKiswahili
bezant
be-zan
TAதமிழ்
பேசாண்ட் (Pēsaṇṭ)
pe-sa-nt
TEతెలుగు
బేజాంటు (Bējāntu)
be-ja-ntu
THไทย
เบซันต์ (Besant)
be-san
TLTL
bezant
be-zan
TRTürkçe
bezant
be-zan
UKУкраїнська
безан (bezant)
be-zan
URاردو
بزانت (Bazant)
ba-zan-t
VITiếng Việt
bezant
be-zan
YOYO
bezant
be-zan
ZH中文
贝桑特 (Bèisāng tè)
bei-sang-te
ZUZU
bezant
be-zan

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