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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