Zed \Zed\, n. [F., probably through It. zeta, fr. L. zeta. See
{Zeta}.]
The letter {Z}; -- called also {zee}, and formerly {izzard}.
``Zed, thou unnecessary letter!'' --Shak.
zee
n : the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet; "the British call Z
zed and the Scots call it ezed but Americans call it
zee"; "he doesn't know A from izzard" [syn: {Z}, {zed}, {ezed},
{izzard}]