a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past
the time that has elapsed
so as to pass a given point
of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office
a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret)
earlier than the present time; no longer current
belonging to some prior time
belonging to the distant past
(used especially of persons) of the immediate past
the first of two or the first mentioned of two
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
