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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. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Her.) A circle in or, i. e., gold, representing the gold coin called bezant. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A decoration of a flat surface, as of a band or belt, representing circular disks lapping one upon another. [ 1913 Webster ]

See Byzantine. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. See Byzantine. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ pos>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. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Byzantium. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Byzantium, now Constantinople; sometimes, applied to an inhabitant of the modern city of Constantinople. [ Written also Bizantine. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Byzantine church, the Eastern or Greek church, as distinguished from the Western or Roman or Latin church. See under Greek. --
Byzantine empire, the Eastern Roman or Greek empire from a. d. 364 or a. d. 395 to the capture of Constantinople by the Turks, a. d. 1453. --
Byzantine historians, historians and writers (Zonaras, Procopius, etc.) who lived in the Byzantine empire. P. Cyc. --
Byzantine style (Arch.), a style of architecture developed in the Byzantine empire. Its leading forms are the round arch, the dome, the pillar, the circle, and the cross. The capitals of the pillars are of endless variety, and full of invention. The mosque of St. Sophia, Constantinople, and the church of St. Mark, Venice, are prominent examples of Byzantine architecture. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The doctrine that the state is supreme over the church in ecclesiastical matters.
Syn. -- Erastianism, Caesaropapism. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. An ancient city on the Bosphorus founded by the Greeks. It was later renamed Constaninople in honor of the emperor Constantine, and renamed Istanbul by the Turks, which name it still retains. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cf. F. cicatrisant, properly p. pr. of cicatriser. ] (Med.) A medicine or application that promotes the healing of a sore or wound, or the formation of a cicatrix. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Cognizance, and cf. Connusant. ] Having cognizance or knowledge. (of). [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not cognizant; failing to apprehended or notice. [ 1913 Webster ]

Of the several operations themselves, as acts of volition, we are wholly incognizant. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Law) Not cognizant; ignorant; not knowing. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; root + &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; flower. ] (Bot.) Producing flowers from a rootstock, or apparently from a root. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) See Zantewood. [ 1913 Webster ]

A kind of seedless grape or raisin; -- so called from Zante, one of the Ionian Islands. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) (a) A yellow dyewood; fustet; -- called also zante, and zante fustic. See Fustet, and the Note under Fustic. (b) Satinwood (Chloroxylon Swietenia). [ 1913 Webster ]