Meaning

• A person who is very old.

• A person who lived in ancient times.

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

• A senior; an elder; a predecessor.

Meaning

• Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.

  "an ancient city  an ancient forest"

• Existent 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"

• (history) Relating to antiquity as a primarily European historical period; the time before the Middle Ages.

• Experienced; versed.

• Former; sometime.