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byzant

byzant

9.9
A gold coin from the Byzantine Empire that people used widely in the Middle Ages
  • noun
  • /ˈbɪzənt/
  • Archaic
translation icon : bizantino
  • In medieval Europe, a single byzant could buy a small plot of land.

Examples

  • The merchant insisted on payment in byzant rather than silver.

  • Archaeologists uncovered a rare byzant among the medieval artifacts.

  • The byzant was a popular currency in medieval trade.

  • Many merchants preferred to use byzants for their transactions.

  • In medieval Europe, a single byzant could buy a small plot of land.

  • Archaeologists uncovered a rare byzant among the medieval artifacts.

  • The merchant insisted on payment in byzant rather than silver.

Synonyms

solidus
vsbyzant
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A gold coin used in the Byzantine Empire and in medieval Europe

is the common term used for that same coin
bezzant
vsbyzant
  • Archaic
9.9

A gold coin from the Byzantine Empire used in Europe in the Middle Ages

is the principal form listed here rather than the variant name
bezant
vsbyzant
  • Archaic
9.9

A gold coin from the Byzantine Empire used in medieval Europe

is used here as the headword instead of other variant forms

Surface Forms

byzant singular
byzants plural

Etymology

Byzant comes from the city name Byzantium, because 'gold coins' from that city were made and used across Europe in the Middle Ages. So a byzant is a gold coin from the Byzantine Empire, and the name helps you remember it came from that city.