(1):

(a.) Dignified, like an aged man; magisterial; venerable.

(2):

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

(3):

(n.) An ensign or flag.

(4):

(n.) The bearer of a flag; an ensign.

(5):

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

(6):

(a.) Former; sometime.

(7):

(a.) Experienced; versed.

(8):

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

(9):

(n.) A senior; an elder; a predecessor.

(10):

(n.) One of the senior members of the Inns of Court or of Chancery.

(11):

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

(12):

(a.) 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.