ancientry

[ eyn-shuhn-tree ]

/ ˈeɪn ʃən tri /

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noun

Archaic.

ancient character or style.
ancient times.

Obsolete.

ancient lineage.
old people.

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Origin of ancientry

First recorded in 1540–50; ancient¹ + -ry

Words nearby ancientry

ancient lights, anciently, ancient monument, Ancient Mystic Order Rosae Crucis, Ancient of Days, ancientry, ancient wisdom, ancile, ancilla, ancillary, ancipital

How to use ancientry in a sentence

If in a country town we find an Inn called New, it is a sure sign of ancientry.
American Sketches|Charles Whibley
I must tell you of a curious little bit of ancientry which I saw at Heaton, which greatly delighted me—a "rush-bearing."
Records of a Girlhood|Frances Ann Kemble
All looks ancientry itself; but, in fact, this cutting off of the Dyke is quite a modern affair, not yet even two centuries old.
Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely|Rev. Edward Conybeare.
"Mornin', miss—mornin'," he answered in the high, cracked voice of rural ancientry.
The Shuttle|Frances Hodgson Burnett

Ancientry preserves its unbroken descent outside the church.
The Spell of Scotland|Keith Clark