Definition of "formerly" []

• At an earlier time; once. (adverb)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Now with regard to My Macy's, particularly in the Midwest and in markets -- I hate to use the word formerly serviced by May Department stores, are there kind of particular adjustments that are taking place to address the somewhat less affluent customer than, let's say, Macy's would have been catering to and might have adjusted the inventory towards after the acquisition?"
• "The term formerly most used to describe existing illegal Israeli "settlements" and their expansion was "natural growth"."
• "Fisher can win the Dubai World Championship, but isn't guaranteed the title formerly called Order"