Ancient

Old; that happened or existed in former times, usually at a great distance of time; belonging to times long past; specifically applied to the times before the fall of the Roman empire; -- opposed to modern; as, ancient authors, literature, history; ancient days.

Old; that has been of long duration; of long standing; of great age; as, an ancient forest; an ancient castle.

Known for a long time, or from early times; -- opposed to recent or new; as, the ancient continent.

Dignified, like an aged man; magisterial; venerable.

Experienced; versed.

Former; sometime.

Those who lived in former ages, as opposed to the moderns.

An aged man; a patriarch. Hence: A governor; a ruler; a person of influence.

A senior; an elder; a predecessor.

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

An ensign or flag.

The bearer of a flag; an ensign.

belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire; "ancient history"; "ancient civilizations such as those of the Etruscans and Sumerians"; "ancient Greece"