† novantiqueadj.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin novus , antique adj.
Etymology: < classical Latin novus new adj. + antique adj.
Obsolete.
rare.
the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > newness or novelty > [adjective] > new-old or both new and old
a1688 R. Cudworth (1731) ii. iv. 62 The Assertors of this Novantique Philosophy.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2021).