Found 1 items, similar to Council of Ancients.
English → English (gcide) Definition: Council of Ancients Ancient \An"cient\, n. 1. pl. Those who lived in former ages, as opposed to the moderns. [1913 Webster] 2. An aged man; a patriarch. Hence: A governor; a ruler; a person of influence. [1913 Webster] The Lord will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof. --Isa. iii. 14. [1913 Webster] 3. A senior; an elder; a predecessor. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Junius and Andronicus . . . in Christianity . . . were his ancients. --Hooker. [1913 Webster] 4. pl. (Eng. Law) One of the senior members of the Inns of Court or of Chancery. [1913 Webster] Council of Ancients (French Hist.), one of the two assemblies composing the legislative bodies in 1795. --Brande. [1913 Webster]