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English → English (gcide) Definition: besant 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.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Her.) A circle in or, i. e., gold, representing the gold coin called bezant. --Burke. [1913 Webster] 3. A decoration of a flat surface, as of a band or belt, representing circular disks lapping one upon another. [1913 Webster]