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Definition of ancient
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Ancient
(a.)
Dignified,
like an aged man;
magisterial;
venerable..
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Tammuz
::
Tammuz
(n.) A deity among the
ancient
Syrians,
in honor of whom the
Hebrew
idolatresses
held an
annual
lamentation.
This deity has been
conjectured
to be the same with the
Phoenician
Adon, or
Adonis..
Donee
::
Donee (n.)
Anciently,
one to whom lands were
given;
in later use, one to whom lands and
tenements
are given in tail; in
modern
use, one on whom a power is
conferred
for
execution;
--
sometimes
called
the
appointor..
Kern
::
Kern (n.) A
light-armed
foot
soldier
of the
ancient
militia
of
Ireland
and
Scotland;
--
distinguished
from
gallowglass,
and often used as a term of
contempt..
Memphian
::
Memphian
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to the
ancient
city of
Memphis
in
Egypt;
hence,
Egyptian;
as,
Memphian
darkness..
Cambria
::
Cambria
(n.) The
ancient
Latin name of
Wales.
It is used by
modern
poets.
Stateroom
::
Stater
(n.) The
principal
gold coin of
ancient
Grece.
It
varied
much in
value,
the
stater
best known at
Athens
being worth about
£1
2s., or about
$5.35.
The Attic
silver
tetradrachm
was in later times
called
stater..
Laticlave
::
Laticlave
(n.) A broad
stripe
of
purple
on the fore part of the
tunic,
worn by
senators
in
ancient
Rome as an
emblem
of
office..
Pornography
::
Pornography
(n.)
Licentious
painting
or
literature;
especially,
the
painting
anciently
employed
to
decorate
the walls of rooms
devoted
to
bacchanalian
orgies..
Hydraulicon
::
Hydraulicon
(n.) An
ancient
musical
instrument
played
by the
action
of
water;
a water
organ.
Eparch
::
Eparch
(n.) In
ancient
Greece,
the
governor
or
perfect
of a
province;
in
modern
Greece,
the ruler of an
eparchy..
Chelidonius
::
Chelidonius
(n.) A small stone taken from the
gizzard
of a young
swallow.
--
anciently
worn as a
medicinal
charm.
Thanage
::
Thanage
(n.) The
district
in which a thane
anciently
had
jurisdiction;
thanedom.
Optimates
::
Optimates
(n. pl.) The
nobility
or
aristocracy
of
ancient
Rome, as
opposed
to the
populares..
Beak
::
Beak (n.) A beam, shod or armed at the end with a metal head or
point,
and
projecting
from the prow of an
ancient
galley,
in order to
pierce
the
vessel
of an
enemy;
a
beakhead..
Palm
::
Palm (n.) A
branch
or leaf of the palm,
anciently
borne or worn as a
symbol
of
victory
or
rejoicing..
Tripodian
::
Tripodian
(n.) An
ancient
stringed
instrument;
-- so
called
because,
in form, it
resembled
the
Delphic
tripod..
Equestrian
::
Equestrian
(a.)
Belonging
to, or
composed
of, the
ancient
Roman
equities
or
knights;
as, the
equestrian
order..
Lancegaye
::
Lancegaye
(n.) A kind of spear
anciently
used. Its use was
prohibited
by a
statute
of
Richard
II.
Genius
::
Genius
(n.) A good or evil
spirit,
or
demon,
supposed
by the
ancients
to
preside
over a man's
destiny
in life; a
tutelary
deity;
a
supernatural
being;
a
spirit,
good or bad. Cf.
Jinnee..
Stigmatize
::
Stigmatize
(v. t.) To mark with a
stigma,
or
brand;
as, the
ancients
stigmatized
their
slaves
and
soldiers..
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