bezantyadj.
/bɪˈzɑːnti//bɪˈzanti/ Heraldry.
Charged with or formed of bezants.
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1486 Bk. St. Albans, Her. C iij b He berith gowles a cros besauntid.
a1640 T. Risdon Chorogr. Surv. Devon (1811) (modernized text) §192 206 These Vaultorts bear a border bezantee in their coat-armour.
1863 C. Boutell Man. Heraldry xvi. 158 The brothers De la Zouche severally bear, gules, bezantée, and azure, bezantée.
1877 L. Jewitt Half-hours among Eng. Antiq. 194 The lion rampant within a bordure bezanty.
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