ancientry

American  

[ayn-shuhn-tree] / ˈeɪn ʃən tri /

noun

1. Archaic.

   1. ancient character or style.

   2. ancient times.

2. Obsolete.

   1. ancient lineage.

   2. old people.

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Etymology

Origin of ancientry

First recorded in 1540–50; ancient ¹ + -ry

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Example Sentences

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ancientry

Did she take Their palaces that are my brothers dear, And huddle them with all their ancientry Under into her breast?

From Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume II. by Jean Ingelow

If in a country town we find an Inn called New, it is a sure sign of ancientry.

From American Sketches 1908 by Charles Whibley

However this may be, the impression of ancientry is deep and agreeable.

From The High Deeds of Finn and other Bardic Romances of Ancient Ireland by Stephen Reid

I must tell you of a curious little bit of ancientry which I saw at Heaton, which greatly delighted me—a "rush-bearing."

From Records of a Girlhood by Fanny Kemble

What law embalmed in ancientry and honored as of divine origin has been more fruitful of sacrifice and suffering?

From The Witchcraft Delusion in Colonial Connecticut (1647-1697) by John M. (John Metcalf) Taylor

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