Wordnet 3.0
ADVERB (1)
1.
in ancient times;
long ago;
- Example: "a concern with what may have happened anciently"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Anciently \An"cient*ly\, adv.
1. In ancient times.
[1913 Webster]
2. In an ancient manner. [R.]
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
anciently
adv 1: in ancient times; long ago; "a concern with what may have
happened anciently"
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856):
ANCIENTLY, English law. A term for eldership or seniority used in the
statute of Ireland, 14 Hen. Vni.