Dictionary - Definition of ANCIENTRY


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. Antiquity; what is ancient.[Websters] 2. Old age; also, old people.[Websters] 3. Ancient lineage; ancestry; dignity of birth.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

"Ancientry" is a common misspelling or typo for: ancient, anciently.

Date "Ancientry" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1598. (references)

Specialty Definition: ANCIENTRY

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Noun] Dignity of birth; the honor of ancient lineage.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary	1: [Noun] (archaic) Old-fashioned style, elaborate ceremony. 1888, Rudyard Kipling, �His Chance in Life', Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio 2005, p. 58: So he and Miss Vezzis were married with great state and ancientry; and now there are several little D'Cruzes sprawling about the verandahs of the Central Telegraph Office. (references)
	2: [Noun] (archaic) The olden days; antiquity. (references)
	3: [Noun] (archaic) The quality or fact of being ancient or very old. (references)
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Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. Antiquity; what is ancient.[Websters] 2. Old age; also, old people.[Websters] 3. Ancient lineage; ancestry; dignity of birth.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Date "ANCIENTRY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1598. (references)

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Noun] Dignity of birth; the honor of ancient lineage.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary	1: [Noun] (archaic) Old-fashioned style, elaborate ceremony. 1888, Rudyard Kipling, ‘His Chance in Life', Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio 2005, p. 58: So he and Miss Vezzis were married with great state and ancientry; and now there are several little D'Cruzes sprawling about the verandahs of the Central Telegraph Office. (references)
	2: [Noun] (archaic) The olden days; antiquity. (references)
	3: [Noun] (archaic) The quality or fact of being ancient or very old. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top