n. 1. Antiquity; what is ancient. [ 1913 Webster ]
They contain not word of ancientry. West. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Old age; also, old people. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Wronging the ancientry. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. Ancient lineage; ancestry; dignity of birth. [ 1913 Webster ]
A gentleman of more ancientry than estate. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. 1. In ancient times. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. In an ancient manner. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]