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quondam (CONDAM, Inscr. Rein. p. 543), adv. quom = cum, with the demonstr. part. dam.
I. At a certain time, at one time, once, heretofore, formerly: “verum tempestas, memini, quondam fuit, cum, etc.,” Plaut. Truc. 2, 4, 29: “olim, olim isti fuit generi quondam quaestus,” Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 15: “cujus illa quondam socrus, paulo ante uxor fuisset,” Cic. Clu. 66, 188: “omnia quae sunt conclusa nunc artibus, dissipata quondam fuerunt,” id. de Or 1, 42, 187: “populus Romanus, qui quondam in hostes lenissimus existimabatur, hoc tempore, etc.,” id. Rosc. Am. 53, 154: “ut quondam Marsaeus,” Hor. S. 1, 2, 55; 2, 5, 21, Curt. 3, 1, 12; 3, 4, 3; Ov. F. 2, 547.— Of those deceased, the late, former, deceased (post-class.): “OPTIMAE MEMORIAE VIRO QVOND. FILIO AELII, etc.,” Inscr. Grut. 389, 8: “Valeriani quondam centurionis testamentum,” Cod. Just. 6, 21, 3: “matris tuae quondam mancipia,” id. 7, 33, 8; 8, 57, 2; cf.: “Cyro quondam rege,” Curt. 10, 1, 23.—
II. Transf.
A. At certain times, at times, sometimes: “quid, cum saepe lapidum, sanguinis nonnumquam, terrae interdum, quondam etiam lactis imber effluxit?” Cic. Div. 1, 43, 98: “stomachum, cujus tu similem quondam habebas,” id. Fam. 2, 16, 2: “quondam cithara tacentem Suscitat Musam,” Hor. C. 2, 10, 18: “quondam etiam victis redit in praecordia virtus,” Verg. A. 2, 367; Ov. M. 9, 170; Lucr. 6, 109: “senatus quondam legatos decreverit,” Suet. Caes. 24; id. Dom. 7.—
B. Of the future, one day, some day, ever (poet.), Hor. S. 2, 2, 82: “nec Romula quondam Ullo se tantum tellus jactabit alumno,” Verg. A. 6, 877: “haec tibi vir quondam, nunc frater, mittit,” Tib. 3, 1, 23.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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