Erstwhile (adj)
urst-wy-l
Former, formerly
“formerly,” from erst “first, at first; once, long ago; till now” (13c.), earlier erest from Old English ærest “soonest, earliest,”
Example sentences
“We miss the company of the erstwhile president.”
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