quondam
quon·dam
adjective \ˈkwän-dəm, -ˌdam\Definition of QUONDAM
Examples of QUONDAM
- <a quondam oil baron now living comfortably in retirement>
Origin of QUONDAM
Latin, at one time, formerly, from quom, cum when; akin to Latin qui who — more at who
First Known Use: 1539
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