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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Antiquity \An*tiq"ui*ty\, n.; pl. Antiquities. [L. antiquitas, fr. antiquus: cf. F. antiquit['e]. See Antique.] 1. The quality of being ancient; ancientness; great age; as, a statue of remarkable antiquity; a family of great antiquity. [1913 Webster] 2. Old age. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] It not your voice broken? . . . and every part about you blasted with antiquity? --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. Ancient times; former ages; times long since past; as, Cicero was an eloquent orator of antiquity. [1913 Webster] 4. The ancients; the people of ancient times. [1913 Webster] That such pillars were raised by Seth all antiquity has ?vowed. --Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster] 5. An old gentleman. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] You are a shrewd antiquity, neighbor Clench. --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 6. A relic or monument of ancient times; as, a coin, a statue, etc.; an ancient institution. Note: [In this sense, usually in the plural.] "Heathen antiquities." --Bacon. [1913 Webster]