Definition of BYZANT (Meaning of BYZANT), a 6 Letter Word

Pronunciation:		'bizunt


WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages

BYZANT is a 6 letter word that starts with B.
	Synonyms:	bezant, bezzant, solidus

	See Also:	coin

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\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}.