whilom
Americanadjective
adverb
adverb
adjective
Etymology
Origin of whilom
before 900; Middle English; Old English hwīlum at times, dative plural of hwīl while (noun)
Example Sentences
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"Hear, hear," interposed Lord Birkenhead, whilom "Galloper Smith."
From Time Magazine Archive
One question was whether he had given money to Albert Bacon Fall, whilom Secretary of the Interior.
From Time Magazine Archive
John Randolph Hearst Jr., 28, whilom journalist and grandson of William Randolph Hearst; and Patricia Lusk Tenny, 23, onetime Hearst magazine trainee; in Manhattan.
From Time Magazine Archive
Five years ago, the whilom Senator Magnus Johnson of Minnesota, and the Hearst press, suggested Dr. Copeland for President.
From Time Magazine Archive
The hero of the war of 1812 and the whilom boy soldier of the revolution were both members of the ancient order of Masons.
From Pioneer Day Exercises by Schoolcraft, Michigan. Ladies' Library Association
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