Where does “ci-devant” come from?

ci-devant (English) comes from French ci-devant — former; one-time; former aristocrat.

ci-devant (English): Former, late

Definitions

  1. Former, late

Ancestry of “ci-devant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchci-devantformer; one-time; former aristocrat
Every word from French ci-devant →