anciently
11anciently — an·cient·ly …
12anciently — an•cient•ly [[t]ˈeɪn ʃənt li[/t]] adv. in ancient times; of old • Etymology: 1495–1505 …
13anciently — /ˈeɪnʃəntli/ (say aynshuhntlee), /ˈeɪntʃəntli/ (say aynchuhntlee) adverb in ancient times; of old …
14anciently adv. long ago. — ancillary adj. & n. adj. 1 (of a person, activity, or service) providing essential support to a central service or industry, esp. the medical service. 2 (often foll. by to) subordinate, subservient. n. (pl. ies) 1 an ancillary worker. 2 something …
15Chrisom — Anciently, a chrisom was the face cloth, or piece of linen laid over a child s head when he was baptized or christened. The term has come to refer to a child who died within a month after its baptism so called for the chrisom cloth that was used… …
16Scribes — Anciently held various important offices in the public affairs of the nation. The Hebrew word so rendered (sopher) is first used to designate the holder of some military office (Judg. 5:14; A.V., pen of the writer; R.V., the marshal s staff;… …
17BALKH — anciently called Bactria, a district of Afghan Turkestan lying between the Oxus and the Hindu Kush, 250 m. long and 120 m. broad, with a capital of the same name, reduced now to a village; birthplace of Zoroaster …
18of old — Anciently, a long while ago, in the olden time, in ancient times, in days of yore, long ago, in days long gone, formerly …
19dan — Anciently the better sort of men in England had this title; so the Spanish Don. The old term of honor for men, as we now say Master or Mister …
20fly for it — Anciently, it was the custom in a criminal trial to inquire after a verdict, Did he fly for it? After the verdict, even if not guilty, forfeiture of goods followed conviction upon such inquiry. Abolished by 7 & 8 Geo. IV, c. 28 …
