1. second person singular past tense of 'have' in archaic or biblical English
Usage: archaic; used with 'thou' as the subject; found in King James Bible and early modern English literature

Examples

• Thou hadst no right to speak thus.
• If thou hadst known the truth, thou wouldst have acted differently.
• Hadst thou been there, the outcome would have changed.
• In the King James Bible, 'Thou hadst dominion over all things' appears frequently.
• The old text read: 'Thou hadst promised to return.'