How To Use Bezant In A Sentence
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In the middle of this aisle, on a raised tomb, is a cross-legged mail, and a pointed helmet of the same, his head reclined on a double cushion to the right, his hands elevated; on his shield a bend between six crosses botone, charged with only one bezant.
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Two new ones are the hex and pentagon, while the circle (once called a roundel, bezant, plate, torteau, hurt, etc., depending on its color) is simply called a circle with the correct color named.
Concordance A Terran Empire concordance
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The excellence of Byzantine administration—hardly Byzantine at all by our usage—is nowhere clearer than in the power of the Byzantine standard gold coin, the solidus known as the bezant in medieval Europe.
The Glories of Byzantium
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Al-Kamil sent back a second time, adding 30,000 bezants cash to compensate for the two castles, but again the offer was rejected.
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A small loaf of bread cost a bezant of gold, and of the price of wine I shall not speak; there was not even a jug of it.
De Re Militari: The Society for Medieval Military History » The Battle for Antioch in the First Crusade (1097-98) according to Peter Tudebode
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In the center of these arms is a gold (yellow) plate, called a bezant, on which is placed a dove, in his proper color, to honor Saint Fabian, the Bishop's baptismal patron.
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Cadoc laughed, clapped Rufus on the back, and slipped a bezant into his single palm.
The Boat of a Million Years
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The bezant or gold roundel is one of the three of St. Nicholas, to whom the first church in Norton was dedicated.
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The Byzantine society functioned very successfully economically for a thousand years using the pure bezant gold coin.
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The Arms are blazoned as: Gules, a chevron between a griffin's head erased or in base, and two bezants in chief.
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Sabin presented her with a gold bezant as a symbol of his intention to provide for her, and a wedding ring of African gold.
The Falcons of Montabard
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The double-headed eagle, the bordure bizantée, and the demilion charged with bezants, are all evident derivations from the armorial bearings of Richard, titular king of the Romans, Earl of
Notes and Queries, Number 15, February 9, 1850
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But the success of the past two seasons mean that the standard emblazoned with four bezants or gold coins, to symbolise both wealth and wheels of a car is apt.
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The excellence of Byzantine administration—hardly Byzantine at all by our usage—is nowhere clearer than in the power of the Byzantine standard gold coin, the solidus known as the bezant in medieval Europe.
The Glories of Byzantium
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At the end the bezant has a designed belt in a shape of 2 interlaced birch branches with leaves and garden-stuff. The shield is decorated with a crown with 3 pinks.
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Gold and silver were still available in abundance there and trade flourished, based on the gold bezant.
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The arms are, argent, an eagle displayed with two heads within a bordure sable bezanty.
Notes and Queries, Number 13, January 26, 1850
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It gave us the Creeds, the bezant and the fork, it introduced us to both silk and caviar, which was once a poor people's food.
Review of Byzantium: The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire, by Judith Herrin
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Once in the eastern Mediterranean they bought up the local gold bezant coins of the Byzantine empire or Arabic dinars and ultimately these became a source of gold for Europe.
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When these three charges are taken up, there is some hesitation as to the next step: a bordure gules bezanty is used, then a bordure engrailed.
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If I had even half a bezant for every newcomer who's dropped o 'the heat stroke, then I'd be a rich man.'
The Falcons of Montabard
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Cadoc slipped the doorman a golden bezant-a little extravagant, perhaps, but impressiveness might help his chances.
The Boat of a Million Years
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The sign of the bezant is borne by those deemed worthy of trust and treasure.
