An-tĭq'ui-ty, n.

(-tĭk'wĭ-), n. [Lat. antiquitas, from antiquus; Fr. antiquité, Pr. antiquitat. See ANTIQUE.]

1. Ancient times; former ages; times long since past; as, Cicero was one of the most eloquent orators of antiquity.
2. The ancients; the people of ancient times.

Do ye believe me yet, or shall I call Antiquity from the old schools of Greece? Milton.

3. Ancientness; great age; the quality of being ancient; as, a statue of remarkable antiquity; a family of great antiquity.
4. Old age. [A ludicrous sense.]

Is not your voice broken? your wind short? your chin double? your wit single? and every part about you blasted with antiquity? Shak. 5. An old gentleman. [Obs.] You are a shrewd antiquity, neighbor Clench. B. Jonson. 6. Any or all of the remains of ancient times; ancient institutions and customs. [In this sense, usu. pl.]