Definition of quondam Quondam

quon•dam

We found 6 definitions of quondam from 5 different sources.

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What does quondam mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

quondam - belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover"
  erstwhile, former, old, onetime, one-time, sometime
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • quondam (a.)
    Having been formerly; former; sometime.
  • quondam (n.)
    A person dismissed or ejected from a position.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • quondam
    kwon′dam, adj. that was formerly: former. [L., formerly.]

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  • quondam, adjective.

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