Aged
A´ged Pronunciation: ā´jĕd or ājd
| a. | 1. | Old; having lived long; having lived almost to or beyond the usual time allotted to that species of being; |
| 2. | Belonging to old age. | |
| 3. | Having a certain age; at the age of; having lived; |
| Noun | 1. |  aged - people who are old; "special arrangements were available for the aged" |
| Adj. | 1. | aged - advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables); "aged members of the society"; "elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper"; "senior citizen" |
| 2. | aged - at an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable); "aged rocks" | |
| 3. | aged - having attained a specific age; (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable); "aged ten"; "ten years of age" Synonyms: of age | |
| 4. | aged - of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable); "mature well-aged cheeses" Synonyms: ripened | |
| 5. | aged - (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable) Synonyms: cured |
WITNESS, AGED. It has been laid down as a rule that to be considered an aged witness, a person must be at least seventy years old. See Aged Witness.
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