quondam

[ kwon-duh m, -dam ]

/ ˈkwɒn dəm, -dæm /

former; onetime: his quondam partner.

Origin of quondam

Borrowed into English from Latin around 1580–90

quoin post, quoit, quoits, quokka, quoll, quondam, quonset hut, quor., quorate, quorn, quorum

"And my quondam nephew," he added, laughing; for his wife was a Kirke of the English branch, and my aunt was married to Eli.

Heralds of Empire |Agnes C. Laut
So great was the transformation that at the first glance we failed to recognize our quondam pupil and friend.

Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ |Rev. A. Bernstein, B.D.
As there was no further use for his services our quondam trapper was again thrown out of employment.

Eleven Years in the Rocky Mountains and Life on the Frontier |Frances Fuller Victor
Philip had difficulty in persuading his quondam guest to show outward respect to his father's memory.

Charles the Bold |Ruth Putnam

"It's aisy remembered, mother," put in the quondam schoolmaster.

Two Knapsacks |John Campbell

quondam

/ (ˈkwɒndæm) /

(prenominal) of an earlier time; former her quondam lover

C16: from Latin adv: formerly