Both Uses of
antiquity
in
Of Human Bondage
- The King's School at Tercanbury, to which Philip went when he was thirteen, prided itself on its antiquity.†
Chpt 15-16 *
- Down below, by the harbour, the little stone houses of a past century were clustered in a delightful confusion, and the narrow streets, climbing down steeply, had an air of antiquity which appealed to the imagination.†
Chpt 117-118
Definition:
ancient times; or a relic of ancient times
(Typically references a period preceding the European Middle Ages which began during the 5th century AD.)
(Typically references a period preceding the European Middle Ages which began during the 5th century AD.)