† ˈancientyn.

Forms: Middle English anciente, Middle English ancyaunte, aunciente, Middle English–1500s auncyente, auncientee, auncientye, auncyauntye, ancianitie, 1500s–1600s auncientie, antientie, ancientie, 1600s–1700s ancienty.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman ancienté for Old French ancienneté , < ancien ancient n.², cognate with Provençal ancianetat , Italian anzianità , Spanish ancianidad . (Of Romanic formation: if the word had been Latin, the Old French would have been ancienté : see -ity suffix.) The erroneous association of ancien(t) with participial forms in -ent , finally caused ancienty to be corrupted to anciency n. Only in Scotch did the regular ancianitie (compare christianity, etc.) appear in 16th cent.

Obs. gen.

The quality of being ancient, ancientness, antiquity.

1. Remoteness in past time; distance back from the present.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > [noun] > time long past or long ago > remoteness in past time

ancienty1485

1485 Caxton tr. Charles the Grete (1881) 25 the Romans whyche of grete ancyaunte were of grete apporte.

1563 Burnynge Paules Church sig. Miii, We know what auncienty and autority they be of.

1579 W. Fulke Heskins Parl. Repealed in D. Heskins Ouerthrowne 281 No one writer of like auncientie sayth it is not the verie bodie.

2. The time long past; the ancient or olden time; antiquity.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > [noun] > time long past or long ago

fern-daysOE

yesterdayOE

antiquityc1375

ancienty1489

eldc1540

father-age1633

auld lang syne1666

(the) year one1754

ancientry1755

aforetime1803

good (also bad) old days1828

long-ago1831

eld-time1845

the year dot1857

old times1898

1489 Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes iii. v. 175 That the lande were bounde so to doo of auncyente.

c1525 J. Skelton Phyllyp Sparowe 767 These poetes of auncyente.

1602 R. Carew Surv. Cornwall i. f. 23^v, Their Wooll..hath (from all auncientie) beene transported, without paying custome.

3. concr. The people of old times; the ancients.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > [noun] > time long past or long ago > one who lived in ancient times > the ancients

antiquity1534

ancienty1556

1556 J. Veron Godly Saiyngs (1846) 15 We do synne no lesse..than the auncyauntye dyd synne in the Arke of the Lordes covenante.

4. The quality of having existed since a remote period, or of extending back from the present to a time long past; old standing.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [noun]

oldnessOE

antiquity?c1450

agednessa1475

ancienty1524

continuance1528

ancientness1537

anciency1549

hoariness1580

primitiveness1644

antiquary1655

vetustness1727

primitivity1759

vetusty1870

1524 Suppl. for Beggers (1845) 12 For the..auncientie of your kyngdome whiche was bifore theyrs.

a1572 J. Knox Hist. Reformation Scotl. in Wks. (1846) I. 281 The ancianitie of the blood of my Hous.

1592 R. Greene Quip for Vpstart Courtier sig. D2, To preach and shew the antientie and antiquity of his house.

1623 R. Sanderson Serm. Ad. Mag. ii. 106 We may not deny them the ancienty of their descent;..semen serpentis, the spawn of the old Serpent.

5. The quality of being aged; agedness, oldness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > source or principle of life > age > old age > [noun] > state or quality of

oldnessOE

agednessa1475

ancienty1483

over-oldness1573

1483 Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 426/1 He, fylled with benewred auncyente of dayes..rendred hys sowle.

1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) vi. 252 A gret stane..That throw the gret anciente Was lowsyt, reddy for to fall.

1569 T. Newton tr. Cicero Olde Age 17 a, My gray heares, and my auncientie of yeres.

6. Seniority; priority of birth or appointment.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > holder of office > [noun] > senior > condition of being superior in office

seniority?c1450

ancienty1549

ancientness1598

1549 W. Thomas Hist. Italie f. 39, The Cardinalls then bestowed them selfes after their auncientees in certaine stalles.

a1604 M. Hanmer Chron. Ireland 194 in J. Ware Two Hist. Ireland (1633) For the eldest can demand..the chiefe mease by reason of her auncienty.

1775 J. Ash New & Compl. Dict. Eng. Lang. Ancienty (a law term), Seniority, priority of birth.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1884; most recently modified version published online March 2011).

单词	ancienty
释义	† ˈancientyn. Forms: Middle English anciente, Middle English ancyaunte, aunciente, Middle English–1500s auncyente, auncientee, auncientye, auncyauntye, ancianitie, 1500s–1600s auncientie, antientie, ancientie, 1600s–1700s ancienty. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman ancienté for Old French ancienneté , < ancien ancient n.², cognate with Provençal ancianetat , Italian anzianità , Spanish ancianidad . (Of Romanic formation: if the word had been Latin, the Old French would have been ancienté : see -ity suffix.) The erroneous association of ancien(t) with participial forms in -ent , finally caused ancienty to be corrupted to anciency n. Only in Scotch did the regular ancianitie (compare christianity, etc.) appear in 16th cent. Obs. gen. The quality of being ancient, ancientness, antiquity. 1. Remoteness in past time; distance back from the present. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > [noun] > time long past or long ago > remoteness in past time ancienty1485 1485 Caxton tr. Charles the Grete (1881) 25 the Romans whyche of grete ancyaunte were of grete apporte. 1563 Burnynge Paules Church sig. Miii, We know what auncienty and autority they be of. 1579 W. Fulke Heskins Parl. Repealed in D. Heskins Ouerthrowne 281 No one writer of like auncientie sayth it is not the verie bodie. 2. The time long past; the ancient or olden time; antiquity. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > [noun] > time long past or long ago fern-daysOE yesterdayOE antiquityc1375 ancienty1489 eldc1540 father-age1633 auld lang syne1666 (the) year one1754 ancientry1755 aforetime1803 good (also bad) old days1828 long-ago1831 eld-time1845 the year dot1857 old times1898 1489 Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes iii. v. 175 That the lande were bounde so to doo of auncyente. c1525 J. Skelton Phyllyp Sparowe 767 These poetes of auncyente. 1602 R. Carew Surv. Cornwall i. f. 23^v, Their Wooll..hath (from all auncientie) beene transported, without paying custome. 3. concr. The people of old times; the ancients. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > [noun] > time long past or long ago > one who lived in ancient times > the ancients antiquity1534 ancienty1556 1556 J. Veron Godly Saiyngs (1846) 15 We do synne no lesse..than the auncyauntye dyd synne in the Arke of the Lordes covenante. 4. The quality of having existed since a remote period, or of extending back from the present to a time long past; old standing. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [noun] oldnessOE antiquity?c1450 agednessa1475 ancienty1524 continuance1528 ancientness1537 anciency1549 hoariness1580 primitiveness1644 antiquary1655 vetustness1727 primitivity1759 vetusty1870 1524 Suppl. for Beggers (1845) 12 For the..auncientie of your kyngdome whiche was bifore theyrs. a1572 J. Knox Hist. Reformation Scotl. in Wks. (1846) I. 281 The ancianitie of the blood of my Hous. 1592 R. Greene Quip for Vpstart Courtier sig. D2, To preach and shew the antientie and antiquity of his house. 1623 R. Sanderson Serm. Ad. Mag. ii. 106 We may not deny them the ancienty of their descent;..semen serpentis, the spawn of the old Serpent. 5. The quality of being aged; agedness, oldness. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > age > old age > [noun] > state or quality of oldnessOE agednessa1475 ancienty1483 over-oldness1573 1483 Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 426/1 He, fylled with benewred auncyente of dayes..rendred hys sowle. 1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) vi. 252 A gret stane..That throw the gret anciente Was lowsyt, reddy for to fall. 1569 T. Newton tr. Cicero Olde Age 17 a, My gray heares, and my auncientie of yeres. 6. Seniority; priority of birth or appointment. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > [noun] > senior > condition of being superior in office seniority?c1450 ancienty1549 ancientness1598 1549 W. Thomas Hist. Italie f. 39, The Cardinalls then bestowed them selfes after their auncientees in certaine stalles. a1604 M. Hanmer Chron. Ireland 194 in J. Ware Two Hist. Ireland (1633) For the eldest can demand..the chiefe mease by reason of her auncienty. 1775 J. Ash New & Compl. Dict. Eng. Lang. Ancienty (a law term), Seniority, priority of birth. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1884; most recently modified version published online March 2011). < n.1483
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