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ancientry

[eyn-shuh n-tree]

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noun

Archaic.

ancient character or style.
ancient times.

Obsolete.

ancient lineage.
old people.

Origin of ancientry

First recorded in 1540–50; ancient¹ + -ry

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for ancientry

Historical Examples of ancientry

Ancientry preserves its unbroken descent outside the church.
The Spell of Scotland
Keith Clark
And when she reaches it her ancientry and all its tales will be dearer to her than they have been in the past.
The High Deeds of Finn and other Bardic Romances of Ancient Ireland
T. W. Rolleston
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
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
And there is always intruding into the commonplace of the twentieth century some touch of ancientry, some hint of romance.
England
Frank Fox