noun, masculine/bi.zɑ̃.ti.nist/plural: byzantinistes
byzantiniste is masculine in French.
Byzantinist, specialist in the Byzantine Empire
“L'évêque Porphire est un célèbre byzantiniste et orientaliste russe. Il est le fondateur de la Mission orthodoxe russe de Jérusalem.” — Bishop Porphyrius is a famous Russian Byzantinist and Orientalist. He is the founder of the Russian Orthodox Mission to Jerusalem.
Synonyms: byzantinologue
From byzantin + -iste.