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Synonyms for anciently

Grammar : Adv

Spell : eyn-shuh nt-lee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈeɪn ʃənt li

Définition of anciently

adv in ancient times

Example sentences :

Stern, however, appears to have been anciently synonymous to rudder.
Extract from : « King Henry the Fifth » by William Shakespeare

Anciently, in the case of a common misfortune, the representative was put to death.
Extract from : « Folkways » by William Graham Sumner

In France they anciently had the bell and the crier (the Roman præco).
Extract from : « The Book-Collector » by William Carew Hazlitt

There was one anciently at Thorn, about which a ballad and legend exist.
Extract from : « Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 of 8 » by Various

Anciently, we know that recourse was had to both of these systems.
Extract from : « The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 2. (of 7): Assyria » by George Rawlinson

The castle was anciently called Dunchine, or the Fort of the Chasm.
Extract from : « A Yacht Voyage Round England » by W.H.G. Kingston

Circumcision, we may remark, was anciently performed with stone.
Extract from : « Bible Studies » by Joseph M. Wheeler

Anciently, it had been to Europe what cotton was to the Mexico of the Aztecs.
Extract from : « The Iron Ration » by George Abel Schreiner

Jebilee seems to have had anciently some convenience for shipping.
Extract from : « Early Travels in Palestine » by Arculf et al.

At the coming out of the house is a descent, where was anciently the scala sancta.
Extract from : « Early Travels in Palestine » by Arculf et al.

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