- of or in time long past, especially before the end of the Western Roman Empire a.d. 476: ancient history.
- dating from a remote period; of great age: ancient rocks;ancient trees.
- very old; aged: She's fifteen, which is ancient for a dog that size.
- being old in wisdom and experience; venerable.
- old-fashioned or antique.
- a person who lived in ancient times.
- one of the classical writers of antiquity.
- a very old or aged person, especially if venerable or patriarchal.
- ancients,
- the civilized peoples, nations, or cultures of antiquity, as the Greeks, Romans, Hebrews, and Egyptians.
- the writers, artists, and philosophers of ancient times, especially those of Greece and Rome.
- the bearer of a flag.
- a flag, banner, or standard; ensign.
- dating from very long ago
- very old; aged
- of the far past, esp before the collapse of the Western Roman Empire (476 ad)
- having existed since before the time of legal memory
- a member of a civilized nation in the ancient world, esp a Greek, Roman, or Hebrew
- one of the classical authors of Greek or Roman antiquity
- an old man
- a flag or other banner; standard
- a standard-bearer; ensign
