May 24, 2006
bezant
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DEFINITION: (noun) A gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages.
SYNONYMS: solidus, byzant.
USAGE: I showed my history professor the gold coin that I had found on my archaeology hike, and he informed me that it was an actual bezant.
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