Besant

[ bez-uhnt for 1; buh-zant, older use bez-uhnt for 2 ]

noun

Annie (Wood), 1847–1933, English theosophist.
Sir Walter, 1836–1901, English novelist.

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How to use Besant in a sentence

Good wine needs no bush, and the bush which Mr. Besant hangs out is a very small one.
Adventures in Criticism | Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
Charles Darwin in one of his works relates a fact, which Mrs. Besant has quoted, in illustration of this.
Reincarnation | Th. Pascal
After a few minutes' conversation he made way for Mrs. Besant.
Prisoner for Blasphemy | G. W. [George William] Foote
According to Mrs. Besant this universal Church is simply the universal self.
Orthodoxy | G. K. Chesterton
Mrs. Besant and the two daughters of Mr. Bradlaugh are always accompanying him wherever he lectures in London.
The Youthful Wanderer | George H. Heffner

British Dictionary definitions for Besant

Besant

/ (ˈbɛzənt, bɪˈzænt) /

noun

Annie, née Wood . 1847–1933, British theosophist, writer, and political reformer in England and India

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