n.
Pronunciation: ' är-j ə nt
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