ancienty

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/ˈeɪn(t)ʃənti/

noun

age; antiquity

OriginMiddle French ancienneté ← Old French ancienete →
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Meanings

nounancienty (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableage; antiquity

    That which hee ſpeaketh of Magna charta, albeit he handle it laſt, yet for the ancientie, ſeemeth to deſerue the first ranke

    1593, Lancelot Andrewes, An apologie for sundrie proceedings by iurisdiction ecclesiasticall,
  2. obsoleteuncountableseniority

Origin

  1. Old Frenchancienete
  2. Middle Frenchancienneté
  3. Englishancienty

Borrowed from Middle French ancienneté, from Old French ancienete, from ancien + -ete. See ancient.

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APA

ancienty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ancienty

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“ancienty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ancienty. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ancienty,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ancienty.

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