ancientnessn.

/ˈeɪnʃəntnɪs/

Forms: Also 1500s auncientnesse, 1500s–1600s antientness.

Etymology: Formed as anciently adv. + -ness suffix.

1. The quality of being ancient or old; antiquity (by which word it is now almost superseded).

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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

1537 Tyndale Expos. Epist. John 92 He alleged..y^e author therof, and hys auncientnesse.

a1552 J. Leland Itinerary (1711) IV. 82, I aske a Merchant there of the Antientnesse of the Towne.

1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. ii. 64 In comparison of them, the Antientnesses of all other nations is but novelty.

1621 H. Ainsworth Annot. Pentateuch Gen. x. 15 Sidon..a city renowned..for ancientnes and fame.

1813 Shelley Queen Mab vii. 88 Chronicles of untold ancientness.

1882 F. W. Farrar Early Christianity I. 204 Another important consideration is the ancientness of this Epistle.

†2. Ancient estate or condition. Obs. rare.

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

ancientness1602

1602 W. Fulbecke Parallele or Conf. Law i. 22 Certain honours..which be not of the ancientnes of the crowne.

1657 Scott in T. Burton Diary (1828) II. 383 If you resort to the ancientness of Parliaments, you will find it as that gentleman said.

†3. Seniority, priority. Obs.

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society > authority > office > holder of office > [noun] > senior > condition of being superior in office

seniority?c1450

ancienty1549

ancientness1598

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Priorita, prioritie, eldership, ancientnes, senioritie.

1619 Treas. Anc. & Mod. Times II. 513/2 The rest take their places according to the ancientnesse of their elections.

1628 E. Coke 1st Pt. Inst. Lawes Eng. 94 a, Next to him the Bishop of Winchester, and then all other Bishops of both Prouinces after their ancientnesse.

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

单词	ancientness
释义	ancientnessn. /ˈeɪnʃəntnɪs/ Forms: Also 1500s auncientnesse, 1500s–1600s antientness. Etymology: Formed as anciently adv. + -ness suffix. 1. The quality of being ancient or old; antiquity (by which word it is now almost superseded). 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 1537 Tyndale Expos. Epist. John 92 He alleged..y^e author therof, and hys auncientnesse. a1552 J. Leland Itinerary (1711) IV. 82, I aske a Merchant there of the Antientnesse of the Towne. 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. ii. 64 In comparison of them, the Antientnesses of all other nations is but novelty. 1621 H. Ainsworth Annot. Pentateuch Gen. x. 15 Sidon..a city renowned..for ancientnes and fame. 1813 Shelley Queen Mab vii. 88 Chronicles of untold ancientness. 1882 F. W. Farrar Early Christianity I. 204 Another important consideration is the ancientness of this Epistle. †2. Ancient estate or condition. Obs. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [noun] > ancient estate or condition ancientness1602 1602 W. Fulbecke Parallele or Conf. Law i. 22 Certain honours..which be not of the ancientnes of the crowne. 1657 Scott in T. Burton Diary (1828) II. 383 If you resort to the ancientness of Parliaments, you will find it as that gentleman said. †3. Seniority, priority. Obs. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > [noun] > senior > condition of being superior in office seniority?c1450 ancienty1549 ancientness1598 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Priorita, prioritie, eldership, ancientnes, senioritie. 1619 Treas. Anc. & Mod. Times II. 513/2 The rest take their places according to the ancientnesse of their elections. 1628 E. Coke 1st Pt. Inst. Lawes Eng. 94 a, Next to him the Bishop of Winchester, and then all other Bishops of both Prouinces after their ancientnesse. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1884; most recently modified version published online November 2010). < n.1537
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