besanté (c.1253)
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besanté (c.1253)

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[ FEW: 1,669b byzantius; Gdf: 1,631b besanter; GdfC: ∅; TL: 1,938 besanter; DEAF:  besant (besanté); DMF:  besanter; TLF: ∅; OED:  bezanty a.; MED:  besaunte a.; DMLBS: 231b byzantatus ]
besaunté  

a.

1herald.bezanty, charged with bezants or gold discs: 
( c.1253; MS: s.xvi )  Robert de Nuelle, de argent a deus bastuns de gules besanté or  32.33
( c.1312 )  Sire Wauter de Cornewaille de argent a une crois besaunté de or  411
( s.xivm; MS: s.xivex )  Sire Alayn de la Zouche porte l’escu de goules besauntee d’or  81
charbucle besanté
1herald.carbuncle pommy and conjoined: 
( c.1275 )  Le Roy de Navar, de goules a un charbuncle de or besancé (l. besanté)  46.6
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