Ancientry

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈeɪnʃəntɹi/

Alternative forms

• auncientry obsolete
• antientry obsolete

Origin

From ancient.

Full definition of ancientry

Noun

1. (archaic) The quality or fact of being ancient or very old.
2. (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.
3. (archaic) The olden days; antiquity.