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besant — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bezant noun A coin made of gold or silver, minted at Byzantium and used in currency throughout mediaeval Europe.
  • roundel noun Anything having a round form; a round figure; a circle.

Senses

besant is used for these senses in English:

  • roundel (heraldiccharge) A circular spot; a charge in the form of a small coloured circle.

bezant — full definition

  1. noun A coin made of gold or silver, minted at Byzantium and used in currency throughout mediaeval Europe.
  2. noun A roundel or (that is, a golden circle), the heraldic representation of a gold coin.

roundel — full definition

  1. noun Anything having a round form; a round figure; a circle.
  2. noun A roundelay or rondelay.
  3. noun A small circular shield, sometimes not more than a foot in diameter, used by soldiers in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.
  4. noun A circular spot; a charge in the form of a small coloured circle.

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