1. (

• erstwhile ,
• former ,
• old ,
• onetime ,
• one-time ,
• quondam ,
• sometime

) belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover" ;

1. (

• once ,
• formerly ,
• at_one_time ,
• erstwhile ,
• erst

) at a previous time; "at one time he loved her"; "her erstwhile writing"; "she was a dancer once" ;