'Byzant' definitions:

Definition of 'byzant'

noun

A gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages [syn: bezant, bezzant, byzant, solidus]

From: GCIDE

Byzant \Byz"ant\, Byzantine \Byz"an*tine\ (-[a^]n"t[imac]n) n.[OE. besant, besaunt, F. besant, fr. LL. Byzantius, Byzantinus, fr. Byzantium.] (Numis.) A gold coin, so called from being coined at Byzantium. See Bezant. [1913 Webster]

From: GCIDE

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]