ancients

noun

  1. A person who is very old.

  2. A person who lived in ancient times.

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

  4. A senior; an elder; a predecessor.

Synonyms: geriatric, oldster, senior citizen, antique, antecessor, forerunner, aged, eldern, hoary

noun

  1. A flag, banner, standard or ensign.

  2. The bearer of a flag; ensign

noun

  1. The people of classical antiquity, especially such writers and philosophers.