ci-devant

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French ci-devant. === Adjective === ci-devant (not comparable) Former, late. 1952, Isaac Asimov, Foundation and Empire (1974 Panther Books Ltd publication), part I: “The General”, chapter 1: ‘Search for Magicians’, page 10, ¶ 4 The old patrician retreated noiselessly with a slow bow that was part of the ceremonious legacy left by a ci-devant aristocracy of the last century’s better days. === Anagrams === Vedantic == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /si.d(ə).vɑ̃/ === Adjective === ci-devant (archaic) former, one-time ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: ci-devant === Noun === ci-devant m or f by sense (invariable) (historical, French Revolution) former aristocrat === Further reading === “ci-devant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012