Byzant (Noun)
Meaning
A gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages.
Classification
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.
Examples
- Merchants used byzants as a standard unit of currency for international trade.
- The Crusaders brought back a hoard of byzants as spoils of war.
- Peasants were required to pay a heavy tax in byzants to the lord of the manor.
- Travelers relied on byzants as a universally accepted form of payment in medieval Europe.
- Byzants were a rare but valuable find in the treasure chest unearthed by the archaeologists.