ancientry

[ eyn-shuh n-tree ]

/ ˈeɪn ʃən tri /

noun

Archaic.

ancient character or style.
ancient times.

Obsolete.

ancient lineage.
old people.

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earnest

full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.

a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.

urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.

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Origin of ancientry

First recorded in 1540–50; ancient¹ + -ry

Words nearby ancientry

ancient mystic order rosae crucis, ancient of days, ancient regime, ancient wisdom, anciently, ancientry, ancile, ancilla, ancillary, ancipital, ancohuma

Example sentences from the Web for ancientry

However this may be, the impression of ancientry is deep and agreeable.
The High Deeds of Finn and other Bardic Romances of Ancient Ireland|T. W. Rolleston
Ancientry preserves its unbroken descent outside the church.
The Spell of Scotland|Keith Clark
This mingling of the beauty of youth and the honour of ancientry runs through all the Irish tales.
The High Deeds of Finn and other Bardic Romances of Ancient Ireland|T. W. Rolleston
If in a country town we find an Inn called New, it is a sure sign of ancientry.
American Sketches|Charles Whibley

What law embalmed in ancientry and honored as of divine origin has been more fruitful of sacrifice and suffering?
The Witchcraft Delusion In Colonial Connecticut (1647-1697)|John M. Taylor

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