adj former; sometime.
2. ancient ·noun an ensign or flag.
3. ancient ·adj experienced; versed.
4. ancient ·noun a senior; an elder; a predecessor.
5. ancient ·adj dignified, like an aged man; magisterial; venerable.
6. ancient ·noun the bearer of a flag; an ensign.
7. ancient ·noun those who lived in former ages, as opposed to the moderns.
8. ancient ·noun one of the senior members of the inns of court or of chancery.
9. ancient ·noun an aged man; a patriarch. hence: a governor; a ruler; a person of influence.
10. ancient ·adj known for a long time, or from early times;
opposed to recent or new; as, the ancient continent.
11. ancient ·adj old; that has been of long duration; of long standing; of great age; as, an ancient forest; an ancient castle.
12. ancient ·adj 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.