quondam
(en)
(adjective) former, sometime (from Latin)
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quondam
like quondam beautiful effects with paint
I thought it was synonymous with "sundry" for some reason
uncertain
5 years, 2 months ago
After a complicated choreography of alliances and conspiracies, Napoleon’s quondam nephew Louis Bonaparte was elected president by a rural majority
confirm
1 year ago
the unaccountable success of his quondam best friend
what a lovely (if superfluous) word
unknown
7 years, 3 months ago