bezantn.

/ˈbɛzənt/

/bɪˈzɑːnt/

/bɪˈzant/

Forms: Middle English ( Orm.) beȝȝsannt, Middle English–1600s besand(e, Middle English (plural) besaunce, Middle English besaund(e, besaunt(e, besawnt, bessant, bessaun, Middle English–1800s besant(e, bezaunde, bezaunt, 1500s beasaunte, beisand, 1500s–1600s (plural) basence, beazance, 1600s–1800s bizant, byzant, 1600s– bezant.

Etymology: < Old French besan (plural besanz) < Latin byzantius (sc. nummus) Byzantine (coin), < Byzantium, where it was first struck; compare Byzantine. Poems c1400 show the accentuation ˈbezant.

1. A gold coin first struck at Byzantium or Constantinople, and seemingly identical with the Roman solidus or aureus, but afterwards varying in value between the English sovereign and half-sovereign, or less. It was current in Europe from the 9th century, and in England, till superseded by the noble, a coin of Edw. III. There were also silver bezants worth from a florin to a shilling. Used by Wyclif to translate both the Latin words talentum and drachma.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > classical coins > [noun] > Byzantine

bezantc1175

hyperper1598

Byzantine1599

follis1789

nomisma1908

nummion1908

tetarteron1908

c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 8102 He ȝaff hise cnihhtess þa. fifftiȝ beȝȝsannz to mede.

1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. 409 Vyfty þousend besans, he sende hem.

c1330 (?c1300) Guy of Warwick (Auch.) l. 2474 An hundred bessauns ȝif y þe.

c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Matt. xxv. 15 To oon he ȝaue fyue talentis, or besauntis.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 4194 Þar was ioseph in seruage sald, For tuenti besands [Fairf. besaundes, Gött. besauntis].

?a1400 Morte Arth. 3253 Bruches and besauntez and oþer bryghte stonys.

c1400 Roland 411 Tok of the hethyn broche or bessant.

a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Luke xv. 8 What womman hauynge ten besauntis.

c1500 W. Kennedy Against Mouth-thankless iii Brotches, beisands, robbis, & rings.

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. xlvii^v One is called a Bezaunde Imperiall, & y^e other a Bezaunt Ducall.

1574 A. Gilby tr. Test. Twelue Patriarches sig. Kiii^v They aske two basauntes of golde.

1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. vii. 476/1 They should pay twentie thousand Bizants.

1653 T. Urquhart tr. F. Rabelais 1st Bk. Wks. xxxi. 142 A thousand besans of gold.

1819 W. Scott Ivanhoe I. viii. 155 Here, Isaac, lend me a handful of byzants.

1875 W. S. Jevons Money ix. 97 In Anglo-Saxon times gold byzants from Byzantium were used in England.

2. The offering made by the kings of England at the sacrament, or at festivals.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > sacrifice or a sacrifice > kinds of sacrifice > [noun] > made by English king at sacrament

Byzantine1614

bezant1667

1667 Chamberlayne's Magnæ Britanniæ Notitia (1743) i. ii. xii. 98 The gold offered by the King at the Altar, when he receives the Sacrament..is still called the Byzant.

1762 Gentleman's Mag. Dec. 599/2 The King's [offering] is a byzant, or wedge of gold, value 30l.

3. Heraldry. A gold roundel representing the above coin plain and unstamped: according to Littré, originally signifying that the bearer had been in the Holy Land. Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > charge: device on shield > [noun] > less honourable charge > circular device > of specific tinctures

pelletc1425

plate1466

bezant1486

cake1486

gunstone1486

ogle1486

talent1486

torteau1486

tortlet1486

wastel1486

ogressa1550

golpe1562

guze1562

orange1562

pomeis1562

plat1592

fountain1610

tortey1688

1486 Bk. St. Albans, Her. C iij b This is calde a besant cros for it is made all of besanttis..He berith gowles a cros besauntid.

1572 J. Bossewell Wks. Armorie ii. f. 79 Plates are of dignitie nexte vnto the besauntes..whiche are alwayes of a golden colour.

1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie iv. xiv. 226 If they [sc. Roundles] be..Or, They are reckoned..Beisants.

1863 C. Boutell Heraldry Hist. & Pop. (ed. 2) v. 25 In the instances of the Bezant and the Plate.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bezant
释义	bezantn. /ˈbɛzənt//bɪˈzɑːnt//bɪˈzant/ Forms: Middle English ( Orm.) beȝȝsannt, Middle English–1600s besand(e, Middle English (plural) besaunce, Middle English besaund(e, besaunt(e, besawnt, bessant, bessaun, Middle English–1800s besant(e, bezaunde, bezaunt, 1500s beasaunte, beisand, 1500s–1600s (plural) basence, beazance, 1600s–1800s bizant, byzant, 1600s– bezant. Etymology: < Old French besan (plural besanz) < Latin byzantius (sc. nummus) Byzantine (coin), < Byzantium, where it was first struck; compare Byzantine. Poems c1400 show the accentuation ˈbezant. 1. A gold coin first struck at Byzantium or Constantinople, and seemingly identical with the Roman solidus or aureus, but afterwards varying in value between the English sovereign and half-sovereign, or less. It was current in Europe from the 9th century, and in England, till superseded by the noble, a coin of Edw. III. There were also silver bezants worth from a florin to a shilling. Used by Wyclif to translate both the Latin words talentum and drachma. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > classical coins > [noun] > Byzantine bezantc1175 hyperper1598 Byzantine1599 follis1789 nomisma1908 nummion1908 tetarteron1908 c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 8102 He ȝaff hise cnihhtess þa. fifftiȝ beȝȝsannz to mede. 1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. 409 Vyfty þousend besans, he sende hem. c1330 (?c1300) Guy of Warwick (Auch.) l. 2474 An hundred bessauns ȝif y þe. c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Matt. xxv. 15 To oon he ȝaue fyue talentis, or besauntis. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 4194 Þar was ioseph in seruage sald, For tuenti besands [Fairf. besaundes, Gött. besauntis]. ?a1400 Morte Arth. 3253 Bruches and besauntez and oþer bryghte stonys. c1400 Roland 411 Tok of the hethyn broche or bessant. a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Luke xv. 8 What womman hauynge ten besauntis. c1500 W. Kennedy Against Mouth-thankless iii Brotches, beisands, robbis, & rings. a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. xlvii^v One is called a Bezaunde Imperiall, & y^e other a Bezaunt Ducall. 1574 A. Gilby tr. Test. Twelue Patriarches sig. Kiii^v They aske two basauntes of golde. 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. vii. 476/1 They should pay twentie thousand Bizants. 1653 T. Urquhart tr. F. Rabelais 1st Bk. Wks. xxxi. 142 A thousand besans of gold. 1819 W. Scott Ivanhoe I. viii. 155 Here, Isaac, lend me a handful of byzants. 1875 W. S. Jevons Money ix. 97 In Anglo-Saxon times gold byzants from Byzantium were used in England. 2. The offering made by the kings of England at the sacrament, or at festivals. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > sacrifice or a sacrifice > kinds of sacrifice > [noun] > made by English king at sacrament Byzantine1614 bezant1667 1667 Chamberlayne's Magnæ Britanniæ Notitia (1743) i. ii. xii. 98 The gold offered by the King at the Altar, when he receives the Sacrament..is still called the Byzant. 1762 Gentleman's Mag. Dec. 599/2 The King's [offering] is a byzant, or wedge of gold, value 30l. 3. Heraldry. A gold roundel representing the above coin plain and unstamped: according to Littré, originally signifying that the bearer had been in the Holy Land. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > charge: device on shield > [noun] > less honourable charge > circular device > of specific tinctures pelletc1425 plate1466 bezant1486 cake1486 gunstone1486 ogle1486 talent1486 torteau1486 tortlet1486 wastel1486 ogressa1550 golpe1562 guze1562 orange1562 pomeis1562 plat1592 fountain1610 tortey1688 1486 Bk. St. Albans, Her. C iij b This is calde a besant cros for it is made all of besanttis..He berith gowles a cros besauntid. 1572 J. Bossewell Wks. Armorie ii. f. 79 Plates are of dignitie nexte vnto the besauntes..whiche are alwayes of a golden colour. 1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie iv. xiv. 226 If they [sc. Roundles] be..Or, They are reckoned..Beisants. 1863 C. Boutell Heraldry Hist. & Pop. (ed. 2) v. 25 In the instances of the Bezant and the Plate. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1175
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