They contain not word of ancientry. --West.
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2. Old age; also, old people. [R.]
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Wronging the ancientry. --Shak.
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3. Ancient lineage; ancestry; dignity of birth.
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A gentleman of more ancientry than estate. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
ancientry — [ān′shəntrē, ān′chəntrē] n. Archaic a being ancient; antiquity … English World dictionary
ancientry — rē noun ( es) 1. obsolete : old people : elders 2. a. : ancientness, antiquity … Useful english dictionary
ancientry — noun /ˈeɪnʃəntɹi/ a) The quality or fact of being ancient or very old. So he and Miss Vezzis were married with great state and ancientry; and now there are several little DCruzes sprawling about the verandahs of the Central Telegraph Office. b)… … Wiktionary
ancientry — noun Date: 1580 antiquity, ancientness … New Collegiate Dictionary
ancientry — /ayn sheuhn tree/, n. 1. Archaic. a. ancient character or style. b. ancient times. 2. Obs. a. ancient lineage. b. old people. [1540 50; ANCIENT1 + RY] * * * … Universalium
ancientry — an·cient·ry … English syllables
ancientry — an•cient•ry [[t]ˈeɪn ʃən tri[/t]] n. archaic a) ancient character or style b) ancient times • Etymology: 1540–50 … From formal English to slang
-ry — noun suffix Etymology: Middle English rie, from Anglo French, short for erie ery ery < wizardry > < citizenry > < ancientry > … New Collegiate Dictionary
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James Sandilands, 1st Lord Torphichen — James Sandilands was born circa 1511 in Calder, West Lothian, Scotland, and died in 1596.The Spottiswoode Miscellany, edited by James Maidment (1845) Quote: Sandilands died on 29 Nov 1596. ] The Genealogy of the Existing British Peerage ;by… … Wikipedia
