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Definition of Bezants

Bezant
Bezant Be*zant", n. [See Byzant.] 1. A gold coin of Byzantium or Constantinople, varying in weight and value, usually (those current in England) between a sovereign and a half sovereign. There were also white or silver bezants. [Written also besant, byzant, etc.] 2. (Her.) A circle in or, i. e., gold, representing the gold coin called bezant. --Burke. 3. A decoration of a flat surface, as of a band or belt, representing circular disks lapping one upon another.

Meaning of Bezants from wikipedia

- "white bezants". Occasionally in Latin they were also called "miliaresion bezants" / "miliarense bezants". Like the gold bezants, the silver bezants by definition...
- each one carrying Christ's five wounds in the form of silver bezants. The sum of all bezants (doubling the ones in the central shield) would give thirty...
- pieces of silver (with the five bezants in the middle escutcheon counted twice). From the fixation of the number of bezants in five, the groups of the five...
- the Bezants") in the Portuguese flag, used until the 70s as the shirt badge. Refer to Flag of Portugal for symbolism ****ociated with these bezants. "The...
- McClure 1988 ATF Digital Integration Ian Beynon, Neil Coxhead, Kevin J. Bezant 1988 Aspar GP Master Dinamic Software Pedro Sudon, Jose Juan Garcia Quesada...
- The coat of arms of the duke of Cornwall is blazoned as sable, fifteen bezants, that is, a black field bearing fifteen golden discs. The arms are now...
- seals within a circle of seven castles and five escutcheons with silver bezants (all similar to what can be seen in the coat of arms and flag of Portugal)...
- peacefully, and that Saladin would free seven thousand men for 30,000 bezants; two women or ten children would be permitted to take the place of one...
- Poland Portugal Argent, five Escutcheons Azure, each charged with five Bezants or, crosswise; a bordure Gules charged with seven Castles or, all surmounting...
- Coat of arms of House Payne (Chequy purpure and argent, each chequer charged with a bezant)...