bezanty, ppl. a. Her.
(bɪˈzɑːntɪ, -æ-)
Also 7–9 bezantee. In 5 englished as besantid, besauntid.
[a. F. besantée, f. besant, bezant.]
Charged with or formed of bezants.
| 1486 Bk. St. Albans, Her. C iij b, He berith gowles a cros besauntid. c 1630 Risdon Surv. Devon §192 (1810) 206 These Vaultorts bear a border bezantee in their coat-armour. 1864 Boutell Her. Hist. & Pop. xv. (ed. 3) 174 The brothers De La Zouche severally bear gules bezantée, and azure bezantée. 1877 L. Jewitt Half-hrs. Eng. Antiq. 194 The lion rampant within a bordure bezanty. |