former

Adjective

• belonging to the distant past
  • the early inhabitants of Europe
    
  • former generations
    
  • in other times
    

• (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
    

• belonging to some prior time
  • erstwhile friend
    
  • our former glory
    
  • the once capital of the state
    
  • her quondam lover
    

• referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several); I prefer the former version to the latter one"
  • the novel was made into a film in 1943 and again in 1967
    

Noun

• the first of two or the first mentioned of two
  • Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  early(a) , former(a) , other(a) , late(a) , previous(a) , erstwhile(a) , old , onetime(a) , one-time(a) , quondam(a) , sometime(a)
• Antonyms: 
  latter(a) , latter