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- adjective Obsolete form of
ancient .
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Examples
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Those battayles are attoned by the women of mooste auncient age.
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Christe our king, writeth that the Turkes, and Saracenes by an auncient opinion receiued from Machomet: do laughe Christian menne to skorne, that seke thether with so greate reuerence.
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In curing, they are bounde to folowe the preceptes of the auncient and allowed writers, regestred in their holy scripture.
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Of Ethiope, and the auncient maners of that nation.
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By an auncient ordre of the realme, the king liueth euer in presence and sighte of his people, and neuer soiourneth within the walles aboue two daies.
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Of Ethiope, and the auncient maners of that nation.
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Bruno, and Buffalmaco (his auncient Confederates) who heard of this good
The Decameron 2004
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On the morrow morning, Ricciardo went to an auncient woman of his acquaintance, who was the Mistresse of a Bathing-house, and there where he had appointed Madame Catulla, that the Bath should bee prepared for her, giving her to understand the whole businesse, and desiring her to be favourable therein to him.
The Decameron 2004
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Of Aegipte, and the auncient maners of that people.
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The yonger yf they miete their auncient, or bettre vpon the way, giue them lace, going somewhat aside: or yf the aunciente fortune to come in place where they are sitting, they arise out of their seate, wherein they agre with the Lacedemoniens.
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