Definitions for the word, ancient

(a.) Dignified, like an aged man; magisterial; venerable.

(a.) Experienced; versed.

(a.) Former; sometime.

(a.) Known for a long time, or from early times; -- opposed to recent or new; as, the ancient continent.

(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.

(a.) Old; that has been of long duration; of long standing; of great age; as, an ancient forest; an ancient castle.

(n.) A senior; an elder; a predecessor.

(n.) An aged man; a patriarch. Hence: A governor; a ruler; a person of influence.

(n.) An ensign or flag.

(n.) One of the senior members of the Inns of Court or of Chancery.

(n.) The bearer of a flag; an ensign.

(n.) Those who lived in former ages, as opposed to the moderns.


75 words found in the Scrabble word, ancient



Scrabble letter values
A is 1 points
B is 3 points
C is 3 points
D is 2 points
E is 1 points
F is 4 points
G is 2 points
H is 4 points
I is 1 points
J is 8 points
K is 5 points
L is 1 points
M is 3 points
N is 1 points
O is 1 points
P is 3 points
Q is 10 points
R is 1 points
S is 1 points
T is 1 points
U is 1 points
V is 4 points
W is 4 points
X is 8 points
Y is 4 points
Z is 10 points



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