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Ancient
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(a.) Dignified, like an aged man; magisterial; venerable.
(2):
(n.) An aged man; a patriarch. Hence: A governor; a ruler; a person of influence.
(3):
(n.) An ensign or flag.
(4):
(n.) The bearer of a flag; an ensign.
(5):
(a.) Old; that has been of long duration; of long standing; of great age; as, an ancient forest; an ancient castle.
(6):
(a.) Former; sometime.
(7):
(a.) Experienced; versed.
(8):
(a.) Known for a long time, or from early times; - opposed to recent or new; as, the ancient continent.
(9):
(n.) A senior; an elder; a predecessor.
(10):
(n.) One of the senior members of the Inns of Court or of Chancery.
(11):
(n.) Those who lived in former ages, as opposed to the moderns.
(12):
(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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Ancient'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/a/ancient.html. 1828.
