Quondam

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkwÉ’ndÉ™m/

Origin

Latin quondam

Full definition of quondam

Adjective

1. Former; once; at one time.
• 16th c., William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 3, act III, scene I.This is the quondam king.
• 1898, Winston Churchill, The Celebrity Chapter 1, However, with the dainty volume my quondam friend sprang into fame. At the same time he cast off the chrysalis of a commonplace existence.

Synonyms

• erstwhile