a. [ See Old. ] Old; as, Auld Reekie (old smoky), i. e., Edinburgh. [ Scot. & Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
A Scottish phrase used in recalling recollections of times long since past. “The days of auld lang syne.” [ 1913 Webster ]
{ }. (Eccl. Hist.) (a) A member of the conservative party in the Church of Scotland in the latter part of the 18th century. (b) Same as Burgher, n., 2. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]