ancientry

/eyn-shuhn-tree/US // ˈeɪn ʃən tri //

古代的,古代,古代人,古人

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : Archaic. ancient character or style.ancient times.
- : Obsolete. ancient lineage.old people.

If in a country town we find an Inn called New, it is a sure sign of ancientry.
I must tell you of a curious little bit of ancientry which I saw at Heaton, which greatly delighted me—a "rush-bearing."
All looks ancientry itself; but, in fact, this cutting off of the Dyke is quite a modern affair, not yet even two centuries old.
"Mornin', miss—mornin'," he answered in the high, cracked voice of rural ancientry.
Ancientry preserves its unbroken descent outside the church.