adverb
- at some time in the past; formerly; once
Usage: archaic; literary
Examples
- He was erewhile a soldier of great renown.
- The castle, erewhile a stronghold of the kingdom, now lay in ruins.
- She had erewhile been his closest confidant.
- The town was erewhile a thriving port before the harbor silted up.
- They were erewhile rivals, but time had softened their animosity.