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noun

• A person who is very old.

• A person who lived in ancient times.

• One of the senior members of the Inns of Court or of Chancery.

• A senior; an elder; a predecessor.

adjective

• Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.

  Example: an ancient city  an ancient forest

• Existent or occurring in time long past, usually in remote ages; belonging to or associated with antiquity; old, as opposed to modern.

  Example: an ancient author  an ancient empire

• (history) Relating to antiquity as a primarily European historical period; the time before the Middle Ages.

• Experienced; versed.

• Former; sometime.

noun

• A flag, banner, standard or ensign.

• The bearer of a flag; ensign