former

Meanings

• the first of two or the first mentioned of two
  • "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today"
• 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"
• belonging to some prior time
  • "our former glory"
• (used especially of persons) of the immediate past
  • "the former president"
• belonging to the distant past
  • "former generations"

Synonyms

early, erstwhile, late, old, one-time, onetime, other, previous, quondam, sometime