Well attestedNamed through a historical place-name
bezant
noun · first attested 13th century
The coin carries the same old name as the adjective.
A gold coin of the Byzantine empire.
Record
- Relationship
- Named through a historical place-name
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 13th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Istanbul
- In English
bezant
Bezant comes through Old French from Byzantium. The coin and the word for convolution share a city three names ago.
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