antiquity

noun6

1. •
   Ancient times; faraway history; former ages.

   • Cicero was an eloquent orator of antiquity.
2. •
   The historical period preceding the Middle Ages (c. 500-1500), primarily relating to European history.
3. •
   A relic or monument of ancient times, such as a coin, a statue, etc.; an ancient institution.

   • New video released by ISIS shows militants smashing what they say are antiquities at a museum in Mosul, Iraq. — 2015
4. •
   The state of being ancient or of ancient lineage.
5. •
   The people of ancient times.

   • That such pillars were raised by Seth all antiquity has avowed. — 1614
6. •
   (no longer used) An old gentleman.

   • You are a shrewd antiquity, neighbor Clench. — 1633