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Besant \Be*sant"\, n.
See Bezant.
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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.]
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2. (Her.) A circle in or, i. e., gold, representing the gold
coin called bezant. --Burke.
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3. A decoration of a flat surface, as of a band or belt,
representing circular disks lapping one upon another.
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