Meaning & use
Erst
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Formerly; at a former time; long ago (archaic).
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The erst mighty empire had crumbled into a scattering of small kingdoms.
She erst worked as a seamstress before opening her own shop.
A note on using this word
Erst survives mainly as a prefix in the compound 'erstwhile' ('former'), though it was once a standalone adverb in Old and Middle English.
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