ancientry

[ eyn-shuhn-tree ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of ancientry¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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Ancientry preserves its unbroken descent outside the church.

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