Quōn'dam1, a.
a. [Lat., formerly.] Having been formerly; former. This is the quondam king. Shak.
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a. [Lat., formerly.] Having been formerly; former. This is the quondam king. Shak.
n. A person formerly in any position, office, &c.; one ejected from a position. [Rare.]
Make them quondams; out with them; cast them out of their office. Latimer.