Definition of ancienter in English

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Noun Plural: ancients
ancient - a person who lived in ancient times
		mortal, somebody, someone, individual, person, soul a single organism
ancient - a very old person
		antediluvian
		golden ager, old person, oldster, senior citizen an elderly person
Adjective ancient, ancienter, ancientest
ancient - very old; "an ancient mariner"
		old of a very early stage in development; "Old English is also called Anglo Saxon"; "Old High German is High German from the middle of the 9th to the end of the 11th century"
ancient - belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire; "ancient history"; "ancient civilizations such as those of the Etruscans and Sumerians"; "ancient Greece"
		past of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office; "a retiring member of the board"

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ancient (Noun)
A person who is very old or who lived in ancient times.
ancient (Noun)
A flag, banner, standard or ensign.
ancient (Adjective)
Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age; very old.
ancient (Adjective)
Existent or occurring in time long past, usually in remote ages; belonging to or associated with antiquity; old, as opposed to modern.

ancient (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.
ancient (a.)
Old; that has been of long duration; of long standing; of great age; as, an ancient forest; an ancient castle.
ancient (a.)
Known for a long time, or from early times; -- opposed to recent or new; as, the ancient continent.
ancient (a.)
Dignified, like an aged man; magisterial; venerable.
ancient (a.)
Experienced; versed.
ancient (a.)
Former; sometime.
ancient (n.)
Those who lived in former ages, as opposed to the moderns.
ancient (n.)
An aged man; a patriarch. Hence: A governor; a ruler; a person of influence.
ancient (n.)
A senior; an elder; a predecessor.
ancient (n.)
One of the senior members of the Inns of Court or of Chancery.
ancient (n.)
An ensign or flag.
ancient (n.)
The bearer of a flag; an ensign.

ancient
ān′shent, adj. old: belonging to former times, specifically, of times prior to the downfall of the western Roman empire (476 A.D.): of great age or duration: of past times in a general sense: venerable: antique, old-fashioned.—n. an aged man, a patriarch: a superior in age or dignity.—adv. An′ciently.—ns. An′cientness; An′cientry, ancientness, seniority: ancestry: dignity of birth: (Shak.) old people.—n.pl. An′cients, those who lived in remote times, esp. the Greeks and Romans of classical times: (B.) elders.—The Ancient of days, a title in the Holy Scriptures for the Almighty, applied by Byron to Athens. [Fr. ancien—Low L. antianus, old—L. ante, before. See Antique.]
ancient
ān′shent, n. (obs.) a flag or its bearer: an ensign. [Corr. of Fr. enseigne. See Ensign.]