adverb
- at a former time; formerly
Usage: archaic
adjective
- former; previous
Usage: archaic
Examples
- The whilom king now lived in exile.
- She remembered her whilom happiness with sadness.
- The castle, whilom mighty, now lay in ruins.
- He spoke of his whilom friend with regret.
- The whilom glory of the empire had faded.
- Whilom, this land was covered in forests.