Main Entry: ar·gent

Pronunciation: \ˈär-jənt\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin argentum; akin to Greek argyros silver, argos white, Sanskrit rajata whitish, silvery

Date: 15th century

1 archaic : the metal silver; also : whiteness
2 : the heraldic color silver or white

— argent adjective