former
adj 1: referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned
(or the earlier one or ones of several); "the novel
was made into a film in 1943 and again in 1967; I
prefer the former version to the latter one" [syn: {former(a)}]
[ant: {latter(a)}]
2: belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our
former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her
quondam lover" [syn: {erstwhile(a)}, {former(a)}, {once(a)},
{onetime(a)}, {quondam(a)}, {sometime(a)}]
3: (used especially of persons) of to the immediate past; "the
former president"; "our late President is still very
active"; "the previous occupant of the White House" [syn:
{former(a)}, {late(a)}, {previous(a)}]
4: of the distant past; "the early inhabitants of Europe";
"former generations"; "in other times" [syn: {early(a)}, {former(a)},
{other(a)}]
n : the first of two or the first mentioned of two; "Tom and
Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered
today" [ant: {latter}]