Besant

[ bez-uhnt buh-zant, older use bez-uhnt ]

noun

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

Besant

/ ˈbɛzənt; bɪˈzænt /

noun

1. BesantAnnie18471933MBritishRELIGION: theosophistWRITING: writerPOLITICS: political reformer Annie , née Wood . 1847–1933, British theosophist, writer, and political reformer in England and India

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

“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 Seattle Times