What does "ancientry" mean?
Ancientry: Old age; also, old people. [R.] Wronging the ancientry. Shak.
Additional senses
- 2.Ancient lineage; ancestry; dignity of birth. A gentleman of more ancientry than estate. Fuller.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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