Quondam

//ˈkwɒndəm// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Former; once; at one time. formal, not-comparable

    "This is the quondam King; Let's ſeize vpon him."

Adjective
  1. 1
    belonging to some prior time wordnet

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erstwhileancientantecedentanteriorbygoneearlier

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"This is the quondam King; Let's ſeize vpon him."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin quondam. Compare whilom.

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