ancien

Meaning

Adj

1. old, former, ex- (no longer current)
2. ancient (very old)

Noun

an old person

Concepts

old

ancient

former

elder

senior

erstwhile

previous

elderly

antique

quondam

one-time

ex-

early

aged

stale

old person

venerable

old-timer

late

past

older

bygone

antiquarian

base

foundation

authority

elder statesman

antiquated

obsolete article

outmoded

threadbare

hackneyed

old fashioned

trite

old customs

old style

older graduate

progenitor

superior

eldest

age

years

old-fashioned

prior

preexisting

out of date

very old

exformer

earlier

has-been

pristine

alumnus

Old

experienced

experient

honest-to-god

honest-to-goodness

sure-enough

hand-down

hand-me-down

cold

dusty

moth-eaten

other

onetime

sometime

dad

dada

daddy

pa

papa

pappa

pop

old hand

old stager

oldtimer

stager

veteran

warhorse

age-old

𐐬𐑊𐐼

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɑ̃.sjɛ̃/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French ancien, from Old French anciien, from Vulgar Latin *anteānus.

Sentences

Il y a aussi le moulin à eau , avec un ancien dispositif de vannes .

There is also the water mill, with an old valve device.

Le Collège Calvin est aujourd'hui le plus ancien des Collèges de Genève .

The Collège Calvin, formerly the Collège de Genève, is the oldest public secondary school in Geneva.

L'édifice fut construit sur les fondations d'un ancien monastère .

The building was built on the foundations of an ancient monastery.

La toile est conservée dans leur ancien hôtel particulier , l'actuel Musée Jacquemart-André.

The canvas is kept in their former mansion, the current Jacquemart-André Museum.

Il est ancien élève de l'École normale supérieure de Saint-Cloud et agrégé d'histoire.

He is a former student of the École Normale Supérieure de Saint-Cloud and an Associate of History.

La proximité immédiate de la chapelle rupestre de Saint-Pons indiquerait un culte ancien christianisé .

The immediate proximity of the rock chapel of Saint-Pons would indicate an ancient Christianized cult.