It was the citizen of hearts replacing the ci-devant knave of hearts. |
He nourished the hope that the ci-devant Vicomte might still be with La Boulaye. |
The ci-devant marquis was caught disguised in her apartment. |
The sweat-soaked, frightened, and bedraggled ci-devant dandy hammered at the door of his last-hope refuge. |
I cannot say I think his manners have much of that elegance which might have been expected from a person of his ci-devant rank. |
She was extremely fond of her ci-devant lodger, the illustrious Istar. |