Adjective
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"2. belonging to some prior time;
"erstwhile friend""our former glory""the once capital of the state""her quondam lover"3. (used especially of persons) of the immediate past;
"the former president""our late President is still very active""the previous occupant of the White House"4. of the distant past;
"the early inhabitants of Europe""former generations""in other times"