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Definition of ancient
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Ancient
(n.) The
bearer
of a flag; an
ensign.
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Ephor
::
Ephor (n.) A
magistrate;
one of a body of five
magistrates
chosen
by the
people
of
ancient
Sparta.
They
exercised
control
even over the king.
Batavian
::
Batavian
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to (a) the
Batavi,
an
ancient
Germanic
tribe;
or to (b)
/atavia
or
Holland;
as, a
Batavian
legion..
Syenite
::
Syenite
(n.)
Orig.,
a rock
composed
of
quartz,
hornblende,
and
feldspar,
anciently
quarried
at
Syene,
in Upper
Egypt,
and now
called
granite..
Eugubine
::
Eugubine
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to the
ancient
town of
Eugubium
(now
Gubbio);
as, the
Eugubine
tablets,
or
tables,
or
inscriptions..
Frankpledge
::
Frankpledge
(n.) A
pledge
or
surety
for the good
behavior
of
freemen,
-- each
freeman
who was a
member
of an
ancient
decennary,
tithing,
or
friborg,
in
England,
being a
pledge
for the good
conduct
of the
others,
for the
preservation
of the
public
peace;
a free
surety..
Ancient
::
Ancient
(n.) An aged man; a
patriarch.
Hence:
A
governor;
a
ruler;
a
person
of
influence.
Expiation
::
Expiation
(n.) An act by which the
treats
of
prodigies
were
averted
among the
ancient
heathen.
Pelasgic
::
Pelasgic
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to the
Pelasgians,
an
ancient
people
of
Greece,
of
roving
habits..
Pactolian
::
Pactolian
(a.)
Pertaining
to the
Pactolus,
a river in
ancient
Lydia
famous
for its
golden
sands..
Mall
::
Mall (n.)
Formerly,
among
Teutonic
nations,
a
meeting
of the
notables
of a state for the
transaction
of
public
business,
such
meeting
being a
modification
of the
ancient
popular
assembly..
Halberd
::
Halberd
(n.) An
ancient
long-handled
weapon,
of which the head had a point and
several
long, sharp
edges,
curved
or
straight,
and
sometimes
additional
points.
The heads were
sometimes
of very
elaborate
form..
Minion
::
Minion
(n.) An
ancient
form of
ordnance,
the
caliber
of which was about three
inches..
Acontias
::
Acontias
(n.)
Anciently,
a
snake,
called
dart
snake;
now, one of a genus of
reptiles
closely
allied
to the
lizards..
Paleography
::
Paleography
(n.) An
ancient
manner
of
writing;
ancient
writings,
collectively;
as, Punic
paleography..
Springboard
::
Springal
(n.) An
ancient
military
engine
for
casting
stones
and
arrows
by means of a
spring.
Doornail
::
Doornail
(n.) The nail or knob on which in
ancient
doors the
knocker
struck;
-- hence the old
saying,
As dead as a
doornail..
Paleotechnic
::
Paleotechnic
(a.)
Belonging
to, or
connected
with,
ancient
art..
Deipnosophist
::
Deipnosophist
(n.) One of an
ancient
sect of
philosophers,
who
cultivated
learned
conversation
at
meals..
Quipu
::
Quipu (n.) A
contrivance
employed
by the
ancient
Peruvians,
Mexicans,
etc., as a
substitute
for
writing
and
figures,
consisting
of a main cord, from which hung at
certain
distances
smaller
cords of
various
colors,
each
having
a
special
meaning,
as
silver,
gold, corn,
soldiers.
etc.
Single,
double,
and
triple
knots were tied in the
smaller
cords,
representing
definite
numbers.
It was
chiefly
used for
arithmetical
purposes,
and to
register
important
facts and
events..
Epode
::
Epode (n.) The after song; the part of a lyric ode which
follows
the
strophe
and
antistrophe,
-- the
ancient
ode being
divided
into
strophe,
antistrophe,
and
epode..
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