ancients — /eynshsnts/ In English law, gentlemen of the inns of court and chancery. In Gray s Inn the society consists of benchers, ancients, barristers, and students under the bar; and here the ancients are of the oldest barristers. In the Middle Temple,… … Black's law dictionary
ancients — /eynshsnts/ In English law, gentlemen of the inns of court and chancery. In Gray s Inn the society consists of benchers, ancients, barristers, and students under the bar; and here the ancients are of the oldest barristers. In the Middle Temple,… … Black's law dictionary
Ancients (board game) — Ancients is a board wargame designed by Bill Banks. It consists of a low complexity tactical combat system that allows players to play out battles in a pre gunpowder setting.External links* [http://www.relativerange.com/ancients/ Ancients fan… … Wikipedia
Ancients and Moderns — ▪ literary dispute subject of a celebrated literary dispute that raged in France and England in the 17th century. The “Ancients” maintained that Classical literature of Greece and Rome offered the only models for literary excellence; the… … Universalium
Ancients (art group) — The Ancients (also known as Shoreham Ancients and Extollagers), were a group of English artists who were brought together by their attraction to archaism in art, admiration for the work of William Blake, and espousal of Christian and traditional… … Wikipedia
ancients — noun The people of classical antiquity, especially such writers and philosophers … Wiktionary
ancients — an·cient || eɪnʃənt adj. very old, antique, archaic n. person who lived in the distant past, member of an ancient people (such as the ancient Greeks) … English contemporary dictionary
ancients — instance … Anagrams dictionary
ancients — The historical characters and other persons who inhabited ancient Egypt, Babylon, Assyria, Greece, Rome, etc. English attorneys who have attained peculiar seniority at the Inns of Court … Ballentine's law dictionary
ancients — noun people who lived in times long past (especially during the historical period before the fall of the Roman Empire in western Europe) • Usage Domain: ↑plural, ↑plural form • Regions: ↑Roman Empire • Hypernyms: ↑people … Useful english dictionary
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