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QUONDAM
former, erstwhile(a), old, onetime, one-time, quondam, sometime
(adjective) belonging to some prior time; “erstwhile friend”; “our former glory”; “the once capital of the state”; “her quondam lover”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
quondam (not comparable)
Former; once; at one time.
Synonyms
• erstwhile
• See also former
Source: Wiktionary
Quon"dam, a. Etym: [L., formerly.]
Definition: Having been formerly; former; sometime. "This is the quondam king." Shak.
Quon"dam, n.
Definition: A person dismissed or ejected from a position. [R.] "Make them quondams; . . . cast them out of their office." Latimer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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