Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun etc. Former spellings of ancient, ancientry, etc.
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- noun Obsolete spelling of
ancient . - adjective Obsolete spelling of
ancient .
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Examples
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But this intrigue of the antient is a piece of private history, the truth of which my beloved cares not to own, and indeed affects to disbelieve: as she does also some puisny gallantries of her foolish brother; which, by way of recrimination, I have hinted at, without naming my informant in their family.
Clarissa Harlowe 2006
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It recalls antient as well as recent recollections, very dear to my heart.
Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4 Thomas Jefferson 1784
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It recalls antient as well as recent recollections, very dear to my heart.
Letters 1760
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Reprinted without alteration, except in the spelling of "antient," among
The Early Poems of Alfred Lord Tennyson Alfred Tennyson Tennyson 1850
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The account says the judge appointed five "antient weamen" to examine Sherwood's body in full, whereupon they found "two things like titts on her private parts of a black coller color" that she apparently used to suckle demons.
Virginia Historical Society's odd gems offer uncommon insights into the past 2011
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The vote endorsing new instructions for the delegates was the last one taken by the “antient” Pennsylvania Assembly; the body never again mustered a quorum under its original charter.
Robert Morris Charles Rappleye 2010
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The vote endorsing new instructions for the delegates was the last one taken by the “antient” Pennsylvania Assembly; the body never again mustered a quorum under its original charter.
Robert Morris Charles Rappleye 2010
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It's both::: The democratization of Iraq has initiated this antient people into disfavor, as it has done so many times before.
Why Does It Have to Require So Much Thought? | Her Bad Mother 2008
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Use it as a reminder to pray, to be god-fearing, for this is a very antient clue and shows their great power.
Letter Two Newmania 2008
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Use it as a reminder to pray, to be god-fearing, for this is a very antient clue and shows their great power.
Only The English are British Newmania 2008
chained_bear commented on the word antient
Archaic spelling of ancient. See usage on Serpentarius.
October 14, 2008