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ancientry

[ eyn-shuhn-tree ]

noun

  1. Archaic.
    1. ancient character or style.
    2. ancient times.
  2. Obsolete.
    1. ancient lineage.
    2. old people.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ancientry1

First recorded in 1540–50; ancient 1 + -ry
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Example Sentences

If in a country town we find an Inn called New, it is a sure sign of ancientry.

I must tell you of a curious little bit of ancientry which I saw at Heaton, which greatly delighted me—a "rush-bearing."

All looks ancientry itself; but, in fact, this cutting off of the Dyke is quite a modern affair, not yet even two centuries old.

"Mornin', miss—mornin'," he answered in the high, cracked voice of rural ancientry.

Ancientry preserves its unbroken descent outside the church.

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