Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913 Ancientry · An·cient·ry · IPA /ˈeɪn.ʃən.tɹi/ 01 n. Antiquity; what is ancient. 1. Antiquity; what is ancient. “They contain not word of ancientry.” — West. 2. Old age; also, old people.[R.] “Wronging the ancientry.” — Shak. 3. Ancient lineage; ancestry; dignity of birth. “A gentleman of more ancientry than estate.” — Fuller.