\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.]
2. (Her.) A circle in or, i. e., gold, representing the gold
   coin called bezant. --Burke.
3. A decoration of a flat surface, as of a band or belt,
   representing circular disks lapping one upon another.