An aged man; a patriarch. Hence: A governor; a ruler; a
person of influence.

A senior; an elder; a predecessor.

Dignified, like an aged man; magisterial; venerable.

Those who lived in former ages, as opposed to the moderns.

Experienced; versed.

Known for a long time, or from early times; – opposed to
recent or new; as, the ancient continent.

Old; that happened or existed in former times, usually at
a great distance of time; belonging to times long past; specifically
applied to the times before the fall of the Roman empire; – opposed to
modern; as, ancient authors, literature, history; ancient days.

s. eskiden kalma, eski. I enjoy reading books about life in ancient Rome. (Eski Roma’da yaşam hakkında kitaplar okumaktan zevk alırım.)

Old; that has been of long duration; of long standing; of
great age; as, an ancient forest; an ancient castle.

Former; sometime.