- a. 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.
- a. Old; that has been of long duration; of long standing; of great age; as, an ancient forest; an ancient castle.
- a. Known for a long time, or from early times; -- opposed to recent or new; as, the ancient continent.
- a. Dignified, like an aged man; magisterial; venerable.
- a. Experienced; versed.
- a. Former; sometime.
- n. Those who lived in former ages, as opposed to the moderns.
- n. An aged man; a patriarch. Hence: A governor; a ruler; a person of influence.
- n. A senior; an elder; a predecessor.
- n. One of the senior members of the Inns of Court or of Chancery.
- n. An ensign or flag.
- n. The bearer of a flag; an ensign.
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