Definitions
1.nounA person who is very old.
2.nounA person who lived in ancient times.
3.nounOne of the senior members of the Inns of Court or of Chancery.
4.nounA senior; an elder; a predecessor.
5.adjectiveHaving lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old."an ancient city an ancient forest"
6.adjectiveExistent or occurring in time long past, usually in remote ages; belonging to or associated with antiquity; old, as opposed to modern."an ancient author an ancient empire"
7.adjective(history) Relating to antiquity as a primarily European historical period; the time before the Middle Ages.
8.adjectiveExperienced; versed.
9.adjectiveFormer; sometime.