Ancientry vs. Ancient

Ancientrynoun

(archaic) The quality or fact of being ancient or very old.

Ancientrynoun

(archaic) Old-fashioned style, elaborate ceremony.

Ancientrynoun

(archaic) Elderly people, elders, ancients (collectively).

Ancientrynoun

(archaic) Something ancient (countable); ancient things (collectively).

Ancientrynoun

(archaic) The olden days; antiquity.

Ancientrynoun

Antiquity; what is ancient.

Ancientrynoun

Old age; also, old people.

Ancientrynoun

Ancient lineage; ancestry; dignity of birth.

Ancientadjective

Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.

Ancientadjective

Existent or occurring in time long past, usually in remote ages; belonging to or associated with antiquity; old, as opposed to modern.

Ancientadjective

(history) Relating to antiquity as a primarily European historical period; the time before the Middle Ages.

Ancientadjective

(obsolete) Experienced; versed.

Ancientadjective

(obsolete) Former; sometime.

Ancientnoun

A person who is very old.

Ancientnoun

A person who lived in ancient times.

Ancientnoun

A flag, banner, standard or ensign.

Ancientnoun

One of the senior members of the Inns of Court or of Chancery.

Ancientnoun

(obsolete) A senior; an elder; a predecessor.

Ancientadjective

Old; that happened or existed in former times, usually at a great distance of time; belonging to times long past; specifically applied to the times before the fall of the Roman empire; - opposed to modern; as, ancient authors, literature, history; ancient days.

Ancientadjective

Old; that has been of long duration; of long standing; of great age; as, an ancient forest; an ancient castle.

Ancientadjective

Known for a long time, or from early times; - opposed to recent or new; as, the ancient continent.

Ancientadjective

Dignified, like an aged man; magisterial; venerable.

Ancientadjective

Experienced; versed.

Ancientadjective

Former; sometime.

Ancientnoun

Those who lived in former ages, as opposed to the moderns.

Ancientnoun

An aged man; a patriarch. Hence: A governor; a ruler; a person of influence.

Ancientnoun

A senior; an elder; a predecessor.

Ancientnoun

One of the senior members of the Inns of Court or of Chancery.

Ancientnoun

An ensign or flag.

Ancientnoun

The bearer of a flag; an ensign.

Ancientadjective

belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire;

Ancientadjective

very old;

Ancientadjective

belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence

Ancientadjective

having been in existence for a very long time

Ancientadjective

showing or feeling signs of age or wear

Ancientnoun

an old man

Ancientnoun

a standard, flag, or ensign.