The quondam servant is now master. English law may come to be assessed by historians as the most valuable and lasting benefit conferred by this country on its quondam empire (London Times).
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quon — quon·dam; Quon·set; … English syllables
dam — am·ster·dam; am·ster·dam·er; bel·dam; bo·ka·dam; car·dam·i·ne; chel·i·dam·ic; com·men·dam; dam·age·able; dam·ag·ing·ly; dam·an; dam·a·scen·er; dam·a·skeen; dam·bo; dam·brod; dam·i·ana; dam·kjern·ite; dam·mar; dam·me; dam·mit; dam·na·bil·i·ty;… … English syllables
quondam — quon·dam … English syllables
quòndam — quòn|dam Mot Pla Adjectiu invariable … Diccionari Català-Català
quondam — quòn·dam avv., agg.inv., s.m.inv., lat. BU 1. avv., un tempo, una volta, in passato, spec. scherz.: un tale, quondam presidente 2. agg.inv., davanti al nome di un defunto: fu, per indicare la paternità: Pietro Bianchi del quondam Mario 3. s.m.inv … Dizionario italiano
quondam — quon|dam [ kwan,dæm ] adjective LITERARY previously in a particular job, position, or relationship, but not in it now. The more usual word is former … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
quondam — quon•dam [[t]ˈkwɒn dəm, dæm[/t]] adj. fot former; onetime • Etymology: 1580–90; < L … From formal English to slang
de-, do- — de , do English meaning: a demonstrative stem Deutsche Übersetzung: Demonstrativstamm, partly ich deiktisch; Grundlage verschiedener Partikeln Material: Av. vaēsmǝn da “ up there to the house “; Gk. δε in ὅ δε, ἥ δε, τό δε “ that… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
Quondam — Quon dam (kw[o^]n d[a^]m), a. [L., formerly.] Having been formerly; former; sometime. This is the quondam king. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quondam — Quon dam, n. A person dismissed or ejected from a position. [R.] Make them quondams; . . . cast them out of their office. Latimer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
