ancienty

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeɪn(t)ʃənti/

Noun

ancienty (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) age; antiquity
   • 1593, Lancelot Andrewes, An apologie for sundrie proceedings by iurisdiction ecclesiasticall,:

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

2. (obsolete) seniority

References

• “ancienty”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.