A term formerly used for the colours and their bearer, as ensign is now. Shakspeare's Nym was only a corporal, but Pistol was an ancient.
·adj Former; sometime. II. Ancient ·noun An ensign or flag. III. Ancient ·adj Experienced; versed....
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
An expression applied to Jehovah three times in the vision of Daniel (7:9, 13, 22) in the sense of e...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
In treating of the ancient versions that have come down to us, in whole or in part, they will be des...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary