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ancienty

/ˈeɪn(t)ʃənti/

ancienty noun: age; antiquity.

Noun

ancienty (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) age; antiquity
    • That which hee ſpeaketh of Magna charta, albeit he handle it laſt, yet for the ancientie, ſeemeth to deſerue the first ranke1593, Lancelot Andrewes, An apologie for sundrie proceedings by iurisdiction ecclesiasticall
  2. (obsolete) seniority

Origin of ancienty

Borrowed from Middle French ancienneté, from Old French ancienete, from ancien + -ete. See ancient.

Questions about ancienty

What does ancienty mean?
Ancienty means age; antiquity.
What part of speech is ancienty?
Ancienty is a noun.
How do you pronounce ancienty?
Ancienty is pronounced /ˈeɪn(t)ʃənti/.

Words near ancienty in the dictionary

  1. ancientness
  2. ancientnesses
  3. ancientries
  4. ancientry
  5. ancients
  6. ancienty
  7. ancile
  8. anciles
  9. ancilia
  10. anciliary
  11. ancilla

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