Venerable (adj)
ven-er-abl
Commanding respect because of great age or impressive dignity.
First used in Middle English between 1400–50.
From the Latin venerābilis, equivalent to venerā(rī), “to venerate, worship.
Example sentences
“He was a venerable man, and even at his advanced age attracted a crowd.”
Medley (noun) med-lee a mixture, especially of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble. First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun and adjective medle(e), medlei(e), maedlai(e) “battle, war, quarrel; mixture, balanced mixture,” from…
