Definition of "byzant" []

• A coin made of gold or silver, minted at Byzantium and used in currency throughout mediaeval Europe. (noun)

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• "“Away, seek them out instantly — and hark thee, if a byzant or two will sharpen their memory, let them not be wanting.”"
• "Durham; and the King offered the byzant, or wedge of gold, in a purse, for the benefit of the poor, and the royal family all made offerings."
• "De byzant. rerum scriptoribus (1677), 418-60; Oudin, Comment. de script. eccles.,"