Middle English Dictionary Entry

ōld(e)nes(se n.
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Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
(a) Old age; decrepitude; (b) of things: the condition of decay due to old age or long use.
2.
Great age, antiquity; also, remoteness in time [quot.: c1460].
3.
(a) Ancient or former times; (b) a former condition; the state of former times.