aged

aging as a preservative process (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)

having attained a specific age; (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)

“aged ten”

people who are old collectively

“special arrangements were available for the aged”

of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable)

“mature well-aged cheeses”

advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)

“aged members of the society”

at an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable)

“aged rocks”