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
quondam (not comparable)
Former; once; at one time.
• 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
12 June 2025
(noun) a decrease in the density of something; “a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
