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quondam

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  1. 1. a. Having been formerly; former; sometime. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A person dismissed or ejected from a position. Source: opted
  3. 3. adj. belonging to some prior time Source: wordnet
  4. 4. Having been formerly; former; sometime. "This is the quondam king." Shak. A person dismissed or ejected from a position. [R.] "Make them quondams; . . . cast them out of their office." Latimer. Source: webster
  5. 5. Having been formerly; former; sometime. "This is the quondamking." Shak. Source: adambom
  6. 6. s belonging to some prior time Source: ecdict

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