Third Age

British  

noun

1. old age, esp when viewed as an opportunity for travel, further education, etc

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Example Sentences

On your 65th birthday in Ecuador, you reach “tercera edad” status, which translates to “third age” — much kinder than “over the hill” or “out to pasture.”

From MarketWatch

Ken Dychtwald, chief executive of AgeWave and co-author of the book “What Retirees Want: A Holistic View of Life’s Third Age,” said that a retirement that could last decades is a relatively new phenomenon in history as people are living longer than ever before.

From MarketWatch

Tolkien’s Istari, magical beings usually associated with the Third Age of Middle-earth.

From Los Angeles Times

“Deep in the history of Middle-earth, Volume 12, he confirms that Olórin had already visited Middle-earth. So Tolkien left it open that Gandalf may have come earlier than the Third Age,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times

The version of the wizard seen in “The Rings of Power” is not the same as the one readers and film fans know from the Third Age.

From Los Angeles Times