First Known Use: 15th century
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argent
noun ar·gent \ˈär-jənt\
Definition of ARGENT
1
archaic : the metal silver; also : whiteness
2
: the heraldic color silver or white
— argent adjective
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Origin of ARGENT
Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin argentum; akin to Greek argyros silver, argos white, Sanskrit rajata whitish, silvery
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