Meaning of प्राचीन in English

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.
Old; that has been of long duration; of long standing; of great age; as, an ancient forest; an ancient castle.
Known for a long time, or from early times; -- opposed to recent or new; as, the ancient continent.
Dignified, like an aged man; magisterial; venerable.
Experienced; versed.
Former; sometime.
Those who lived in former ages, as opposed to the moderns.
An aged man; a patriarch. Hence: A governor; a ruler; a person of influence.
A senior; an elder; a predecessor.
One of the senior members of the Inns of Court or of Chancery.
An ensign or flag.
The bearer of a flag; an ensign.
Grown old. Hence: Bygone; obsolete; out of use; old-fashioned; as, an antiquated law.
Of or characterized by antiquity or archaism; antiquated; obsolescent.
Old; ancient; as, the olden time.
To grow old; to age.
Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first; as, primitive innocence; the primitive church.
Of or pertaining to a former time; old-fashioned; characterized by simplicity; as, a primitive style of dress.
Original; primary; radical; not derived; as, primitive verb in grammar.
An original or primary word; a word not derived from another; -- opposed to derivative.
Belonging to the earliest period or state; original; primitive; primeval; as, the pristine state of innocence; the pristine manners of a people; pristine vigor.
Having been formerly; former; sometime.
A person dismissed or ejected from a position.
Antiquity; what is ancient.
Old age; also, old people.
Ancient lineage; ancestry; dignity of birth.
Age; antiquity.
Seniority.
Pertaining to antiquaries, or to antiquity; as, antiquarian literature.
An antiquary.
A drawing paper of large size. See under Paper, n.
The act of making antiquated, or the state of being antiquated.
Old; ancient; of genuine antiquity; as, an antique statue. In this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of Greece and Rome.
Old, as respects the present age, or a modern period of time; of old fashion; antiquated; as, an antique robe.
Made in imitation of antiquity; as, the antique style of Thomson's "Castle of Indolence."
Odd; fantastic.
In general, anything very old; but in a more limited sense, a relic or object of ancient art; collectively, the antique, the remains of ancient art, as busts, statues, paintings, and vases.
An antiquary; a collector of antiques.
Of or pertaining to a primate.