a. - Old; that happened or existed in former times, usually at a great distance of time; belonging to times long past; specifically applied to the times before the fall of the Roman empire; -- opposed to modern; as, ancient authors, literature, history; ancient days.
a. - Old; that has been of long duration; of long standing; of great age; as, an ancient forest; an ancient castle.
a. - Known for a long time, or from early times; -- opposed to recent or new; as, the ancient continent.
a. - Dignified, like an aged man; magisterial; venerable.
a. - Experienced; versed.
a. - Former; sometime.
n. - Those who lived in former ages, as opposed to the moderns.
n. - An aged man; a patriarch. Hence: A governor; a ruler; a person of influence.
n. - A senior; an elder; a predecessor.
n. - One of the senior members of the Inns of Court or of Chancery.
n. - An ensign or flag.
n. - The bearer of a flag; an ensign.