† ˈanciencyn.

Forms: 1500s aunciencie, 1500s–1600s anciencie, 1600s anciancie, aunciency, 1600s–1700s anciency.

Etymology: corruption of earlier ancienty n., due to the erroneous assimilation of ancient n.², originally a(u)ncien , to participial adjectives in -ent suffix, whose abstracts are in -ency suffix; compare decent, decency.

Obs.

The quality of being ancient; ancientness, oldness, antiquity.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [noun]

oldnessOE

antiquity?c1450

agednessa1475

ancienty1524

continuance1528

ancientness1537

anciency1549

hoariness1580

primitiveness1644

antiquary1655

vetustness1727

primitivity1759

vetusty1870

1549 Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. Jude Argt. f. xxi^v, It hathe ben taken worthye authoritie bothe for the aunciencie and vse of it.

1577 R. Holinshed Hist. Scotl. 1 in Chron. I Esteeming it a glorie to fetch their beginning of great auncientie.

1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 66 In regard of their grauity, hoarenes and aunciency.

1661 Jura Cleri 42 The Bishops follow him..according to the Dignity and Anciancies of their Respective Sees.

1759 W. Robertson Hist. Scotl. II. App. ix. 153 The anciency of his house.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1884; most recently modified version published online November 2010).

单词	anciency
释义	† ˈanciencyn. Forms: 1500s aunciencie, 1500s–1600s anciencie, 1600s anciancie, aunciency, 1600s–1700s anciency. Etymology: corruption of earlier ancienty n., due to the erroneous assimilation of ancient n.², originally a(u)ncien , to participial adjectives in -ent suffix, whose abstracts are in -ency suffix; compare decent, decency. Obs. The quality of being ancient; ancientness, oldness, antiquity. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [noun] oldnessOE antiquity?c1450 agednessa1475 ancienty1524 continuance1528 ancientness1537 anciency1549 hoariness1580 primitiveness1644 antiquary1655 vetustness1727 primitivity1759 vetusty1870 1549 Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. Jude Argt. f. xxi^v, It hathe ben taken worthye authoritie bothe for the aunciencie and vse of it. 1577 R. Holinshed Hist. Scotl. 1 in Chron. I Esteeming it a glorie to fetch their beginning of great auncientie. 1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 66 In regard of their grauity, hoarenes and aunciency. 1661 Jura Cleri 42 The Bishops follow him..according to the Dignity and Anciancies of their Respective Sees. 1759 W. Robertson Hist. Scotl. II. App. ix. 153 The anciency of his house. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1884; most recently modified version published online November 2010). < n.1549
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