Associations to the word «Bezant»

Wiktionary

BEZANT, noun. (history) A coin made of gold or silver, minted at Byzantium and used in currency throughout mediaeval Europe.
BEZANT, noun. (heraldiccharge) The heraldic representation of a gold coin.

Dictionary definition

BEZANT, noun. A gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca