Besant

American  

[bez-uhnt, buh-zant, bez-uhnt] / ˈbɛz ənt, bəˈzænt, ˈbɛz ənt /

noun

1. Annie (Wood), 1847–1933, English theosophist.

2. Sir Walter, 1836–1901, English novelist.

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Besant British  

/ ˈbɛzənt, bɪˈzænt /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

Naidu and Besant led a delegation of Indian women to lay out their arguments for the right to vote before the Secretary of State.

From BBC

Shooting sequences for the BBC's new Frozen Planet series brought Raymond Besant up close to the dramatic effects of climate change in the Arctic.

From BBC

Harris’s white pantsuit, Subin noted, was the latest in a long line of pointedly white garments worn by female politicians: suits sported by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Hillary Clinton, Geraldine Ferraro and Shirley Chisholm, and dresses worn by British suffragists before that, leading all the way back to anti-colonial activist Annie Besant, who fashioned herself as a kind of saint, draping a white sari over a white dress.

From Washington Post

“It was those walks on the beach with my grandfather on Besant Nagar that have had a profound impact on who I am today,” she said.

From Washington Times

Scriabin was drawn to London, where the Theosophist Annie Besant was headquartered, and Ogden was well equipped to capture that occult.

From Los Angeles Times