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Definition of "antient" []

  • Obsolete spelling of ancient. (noun)
  • Obsolete spelling of ancient. (adjective)

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Use "antient" in a sentence
  • "But this intrigue of the antient is a piece of private history, the truth of which my beloved cares not to own, and indeed affects to disbelieve: as she does also some puisny gallantries of her foolish brother; which, by way of recrimination, I have hinted at, without naming my informant in their family."
  • "It recalls antient as well as recent recollections, very dear to my heart."
  • "Reprinted without alteration, except in the spelling of "antient," among"