quondam

• Устаревшее прилагательное, означающее 'бывший' или 'тот, кем был когда-то', в настоящее время редко используется в современном английском языке.

An archaic adjective meaning 'former' or 'that once was', now rarely used in modern English.

1. Former or previousC2formal

   Belonging to some prior time; that once was but is no longer.

   Бывший

   • The quondam champion returned to the ring for one last fight.
   • She visited her quondam home, now a museum.
   • The quondam president now works as a university lecturer.

   Synonymserstwhileformeroldonetimepastpreviouspriorsometime

   Antonymsactualcurrentfuturepresent