ancient¹ /ānˈshənt or sometimes -chənt/

1. Very old
2. Of former times
3. Of long standing
4. Belonging or relating to times long past, esp before the downfall of the Western Roman Empire (476AD)

1. An aged man
2. An elder or senior
3. Someone who lived in ancient times, usu in pl and applied esp to the Greeks and Romans

anˈciently adverb

anˈcientness noun

anˈcientry noun (archaic)

1. Antiquity
2. Seniority
3. Ancestry
4. Dignity of birth
5. Old people (Shakespeare)

ancient Greek noun

The Greek language until the death of Alexander the Great

ancient history noun

1. The history of Ancient Greece and Rome
2. Information, news or gossip which, contrary to the expectations of the teller, one is already well aware of (informal, figurative)
3. Something no longer of importance

ancient lights noun

The legal right to receive in perpetuity, by certain windows, a reasonable amount of daylight

ancient monument noun

An old and historic building, etc scheduled for preservation, esp if in the care of the government

• windle
• windles
• windless
• windlestrae
• windlestraes
• windlestraw
• windlestraws
• wind machine
• wind machines
• windmill
• windmilled
• windmilling
• windmills
• windock
• windocks
• wind of change
• windore
• windores
• window
• window bar
• window-barne
• window bars
• window blind
• window blinds
• window-bole