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Deviant behavior may refer to Abnormality (behavior), behaviors that are regarded as dysfunctional Deviance (sociology), actions or behaviors that violate
Deviant_behavior
Action or behavior that violates social norms
the behavior of an individual or a group determines how a deviant creates norms. Three broad sociological classes exist that describe deviant behavior, namely
Deviance_(sociology)
Atypical sexual attraction
By the mid-20th century, mental health practitioners began formalizing "deviant sexuality" classifications into categories. Originally coded as 000-x63
Paraphilia
American serial killer
and married Bernie Krajcir. Krajcir became engaged in criminal and deviant behavior early in life. He was charged with petty theft of a bicycle in Harrisburg
Timothy_Krajcir
Behavioral characteristic
psychology, abnormality (also dysfunctional behavior, maladaptive behavior, or deviant behavior) is a behavioral characteristic assigned to those with conditions
Abnormality_(behavior)
Sociological theory
deviant motives leading to the deviant behavior, it is the other way around, the deviant behavior in time produces the deviant motivation." Becker's immensely
Labeling_theory
Academic journal
Deviant Behavior is a peer-reviewed academic journal which focuses on social deviance, including criminal, sexual, and narcotic behaviors. It is published
Deviant_Behavior_(journal)
Primary deviance is the initial stage in defining deviant behavior. Prominent sociologist Edwin Lemert conceptualized primary deviance as engaging in the
Primary_deviance
2025 Spanish film
Sofia at the hospital, needing her to rescind the accusation of his deviant behavior while he worked at the college. When Sofia says she cannot, Michael
Our_Fault
Type of human behavior
describe sexual behaviors that are considered particularly abnormal, repulsive or obsessive. Perversion usually differs from "deviant behavior", in that the
Perversion
primary deviant behavior such as acts of violence, dishonesty or drug addiction, subsequently moved to legally deviant or criminal behavior, such as
Secondary_deviance
others". Peer contagion refers to the transmission or transfer of deviant behavior from one adolescent to another. It can take many forms, including aggression
Peer_contagion
American sociologist who specialized in criminology
general treatments of white collar crime. His 1957 textbook Sociology of Deviant Behavior (co-authored with Robert F. Meier starting in 1979 with the 5th edition)
Marshall_B._Clinard
American sociologist
of a behavior as deviant are thus considered a valid subject of study. His research focuses on the deviant individuals (and behaviors) themselves, as well
Erich_Goode
Informal understanding of acceptable conduct
tagged as a deviant. In the sociological literature, this can often lead to them being considered outcasts of society. Yet, deviant behavior amongst children
Social_norm
Sexual paraphilia involving feces
Males with Recent Experience of Sexual Contact with Animals". Deviant Behavior. 23 (6): 511–529. doi:10.1080/01639620290086503. S2CID 144188679. Townsend
Coprophilia
Illegal behavior by minors
in the weather can increase the likelihood of children exhibiting deviant behavior. Family factors that may have an influence on offending include: the
Juvenile_delinquency
Media hype phenomenon
a deviancy amplification spiral occurs in societies or social environments when certain attempts to eradicate slightly deviant or criminal behavior by
Deviancy_amplification_spiral
Deliberate desire to cause harm to an organization or workplace
and property deviance. Workplace-deviant behavior may be expressed as tardiness or excessive absenteeism. These behaviors have been cited by some researchers
Workplace_deviance
Facet of BDSM
"Blacklisted: Boundaries, Violations, and Retaliatory Behavior in the BDSM Community". Deviant Behavior. 37 (8): 917–930. doi:10.1080/01639625.2016.1156982
Consent_in_BDSM
Groups that advocate for child-adult sex
Screens: A Typology for Understanding the Evolution of Deviant Communities on the Internet". Deviant Behavior. 34 (7): 579–585. doi:10.1080/01639625.2012.748629
Pedophile_advocacy_groups
Theory regarding causes of crime
structures can pressure certain members of society toward nonconformist or deviant behavior. He thought that there could be deviance in societies where the cultural
Strain_theory_(sociology)
International outlaw motorcycle club
evolution of organized crime among the big four 1% motorcycle clubs". Deviant Behavior. 22 (4): 379–399. doi:10.1080/016396201750267870. ISSN 0163-9625. S2CID 143626689
Outlaws_Motorcycle_Club
Sexual fixation on non-human animals
the pooch: Legitimizing accounts in a zoophilia on-line community". Deviant Behavior. 32 (10): 938. doi:10.1080/01639625.2010.538356. S2CID 145637418. Beetz
Zoophilia
studies I have reviewed suggest that persistent deviant sexual fantasies frequently lead later to deviant behavior." 1985 – The church began providing a manual
LDS_Church_and_masturbation
Attraction between people of the opposite sex or gender
1994, chapter 8, and Chapter 9, 6th edition, 2001.) Sociology of Deviant Behavior: FS 2003, University of Missouri–St. Louis. Coleman, Thomas F., What's
Heterosexuality
Fetish lifestyle involving transfer of money
Durkin. Show Me the Money: Cybershrews and On-line Money Masochists, Deviant Behavior 28,4 (2007), pp. 355–378. Retrieved 2022-11-15. Rosey McCracken und
Financial_domination
Personality construct
Sexually Deviant Behavior from Corresponding Fantasies: The Role of Personality and Pornography Consumption". Criminal Justice and Behavior. 36 (2): 198–22
Psychopathy
Field of studies related to crimes
λόγος logos, 'word, reason') is the interdisciplinary study of crime and deviant behaviour. Criminology is a multidisciplinary field in both the behavioural
Criminology
Form of murder
Assessment of Hitmen and Contracted Violence Providers Operating Online". Deviant Behavior. 43 (2): 139–151. doi:10.1080/01639625.2020.1787763. "Hit man Definition
Contract_killing
Torture method simulating drowning
"Survival Strategies while Engaging in Deviant Behaviors: The Case of Amateur Waterboarding Torture". Deviant Behavior. 41 (4): 444–457. doi:10.1080/01639625
Waterboarding
1960 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock
films of all time. It set a new level of acceptability for violence, deviant behavior, and sexuality in American films, and it has been considered to be
Psycho_(1960_film)
Seeking HIV infection through sex
Choice': Exploring Bugchasers' Fluid Identities and Online Engagements". Deviant Behavior. 41 (10): 1232–1243. doi:10.1080/01639625.2019.1606617. hdl:20.500
Bugchasing
Motorcycle subculture
clubs". Deviant Behavior. 1987;8:47–63. Quinn JF, Forsyth CJ. "Leathers and rolexs: The symbolism and values of the motorcycle club". Deviant Behavior. 2009;30:1–31
Outlaw_motorcycle_club
Sexual acts between humans and animals
the pooch: Legitimizing accounts in a zoophilia on-line community". Deviant Behavior. 32 (10): 938. doi:10.1080/01639625.2010.538356. S2CID 145637418. Beetz
Bestiality
Murderer of multiple people
Model explains how early childhood trauma can set the child up for deviant behavior in adulthood; the child's environment (either their parents or society)
Serial_killer
Obsessive fan of Korean idols
Fan? Singapore Youths, Authentic Identities, and Asian Media Fandom. Deviant Behavior. 1-14. 10.1080/01639625.2014.983011. "[ENTERTAINMENT] Fan Cults: Social
Sasaeng_fan
Male adult–adolescent sexual behavior
not predators. Thio, Alex; Calhoun, Thomas C. (2004). Readings in Deviant Behavior. Allyn and Bacon. p. 274. ISBN 9780205389155. Durkin, KF; Clifton DB
Pederasty
Employee behavior that goes against the legitimate interests of an organization
difference that tends to inhibit deviant behaviors. The identification of self-control as a factor in deviant behaviors flows from work in criminology,
Counterproductive work behavior
Counterproductive_work_behavior
Smaller culture within a larger culture
explanatory tool for sociological and criminological understanding of deviant behavior. In 2013, the Greater Manchester Police in the United Kingdom began
Subculture
Surface piercing on the scrotum
"Gender Differences among Self-Reported Genital Piercing Stories". Deviant Behavior. 36 (6): 441–462. doi:10.1080/01639625.2014.944062. ISSN 0163-9625
Hafada_piercing
American actor
of Psycho —N/a Documentary 2016 Belly Timber Grandpa McCormick 2016 Deviant Behavior Murphy 2017 Devils Ink The Mayor 2017 Rock, Paper, Scissors Uncle Charles
John_Dugan_(actor)
Mental disorder involving hostility and defiance
the risk of deviant behavior. This is because the child consequently gets affiliated with deviant peers that reinforce antisocial behavior and delinquency
Oppositional_defiant_disorder
White supremacist ideology
Collective Action Framing of the Terrorgram Collective's Propaganda Publications". Deviant Behavior: 1–17. doi:10.1080/01639625.2025.2487621. ISSN 0163-9625.
Militant_accelerationism
prostitution, deviant sexual behavior, and even witchcraft. The reality behind the confusing reports is the sexually aggressive behavior between the females
Homosexual behavior in animals
Homosexual_behavior_in_animals
Class of mental image or pattern of thought
sexual homicides are quite rare because most deviant sexual fantasizers never engaged in deviant sexual behaviors and are not at risk of engaging in sexual
Sexual_fantasy
Act or practice of men providing sexual services in return for payment
Prostitution". In Bryant, Clifton (ed.). The Routledge Handbook of Deviant Behavior. New York: Routledge. Minichiello, Victor; Scott, John Geoffrey (2014)
Male_prostitution
American forensic psychiatrist (born 1948)
spotlight: attorneys took special note of his unique knowledge of deviant behavior, with the FBI also seeking his expertise. His concurrent teaching at
Park_Dietz
Seeking of a third partner by a couple
"Virtual Deviance: Swinging and Swapping in an On-Line Network". Deviant Behavior. 34 (11): 875–894. doi:10.1080/01639625.2013.781448. Pincus, Tamara;
Unicorn_hunting
Topics referred to by the same term
up deviant in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Deviant most commonly refers to deviant behavior, particularly in relation to social norms. Deviant may
Deviant_(disambiguation)
Erotic practices involving domination and sadomasochism
Paulhus (2009). "Inferring Sexually Deviant Behavior From Corresponding Fantasies". Criminal Justice and Behavior. 36 (#2): 198–222. doi:10.1177/0093854808327277
BDSM
Form of child abuse
Louise Viets (1965). "Treated Sex Offenders Who Reverted to Sexually Deviant Behavior". Federal Probation. 29: 52. "Chapter 5: Adult Sex Offender Recidivism
Child_sexual_abuse
Romanticization of criminals
Construction of Online Identities of Hybristophilia Communities on TikTok". Deviant Behavior. 46 (2): 179–194. doi:10.1080/01639625.2024.2338273. ISSN 0163-9625
Hybristophilia
moral crusade against Satanism: The social construction of deviant behavior". Deviant Behavior. 15 (3): 305–334. doi:10.1080/01639625.1994.9967975. ISSN 0163-9625
List_of_moral_panics
Social interaction aiming at inflicting harm or unpleasantness
in the weather can increase the likelihood of children exhibiting deviant behavior. Young children preparing to enter kindergarten need to develop the
Aggression
Application of respondent and operant conditioning to change behavior
student George Rekers co-authored a paper titled "Behavioral treatment of deviant sex-role behaviors in a male child" in 1974. Several of Lovaas's contemporaries
Applied_behavior_analysis
Fear that some evil threatens society
damaged the identities of those labeled as "deviant" and invited them to embrace deviant identities and behavior. According to Cohen, these groups were labelled
Moral_panic
Sexual attraction to prepubescent children
"The relationship between self-esteem and deviant sexual arousal in nonfamilial child molesters". Behavior Modification. 21 (1). Thousand Oaks, California:
Pedophilia
Body modification
Examination of Post-Traumatic Growth in Multiply Body Modified Adults, Deviant Behavior, 41:5, 562–573, DOI: 10.1080/01639625.2019.1574479 "Tongue Splitting
Tongue_splitting
Array of every physical action and observable emotion associated with humans
Deviance is behavior that violates social norms. As social norms vary between individuals and cultures, the nature and severity of a deviant act is subjective
Human_behavior
Psychological theory
Helvoort, Martien (2019-10-03). "A Model of Neutralization Techniques". Deviant Behavior. 40 (10): 1260–1285. doi:10.1080/01639625.2018.1491696. hdl:1765/113005
Techniques_of_neutralization
Branch of psychology
addresses behavior in a clinical context. There is a long history of attempts to understand and control behavior deemed to be aberrant or deviant (statistically
Abnormal_psychology
Subgenre of the talk show genre
shows, claiming that they had blurred the lines between normal and deviant behavior. The genre experienced a particular spike during the 1990s, when a
Tabloid_talk_show
Concept in sociology and social psychology
analyze deviant behavior, role theorists rely on explanations of insufficient socialization or a mismatch between one's personality and behavioral expectations
Role_theory
2005 book by Thomas Sowell
exchanges leads him to obvious contradictions". A 2009 study published in Deviant Behavior by sociologists Matthew R. Lee, Shaun A. Thomas, and Graham C. Ousey
Black Rednecks and White Liberals
Black_Rednecks_and_White_Liberals
Form of body piercing on a part of the genitalia
"Gender Differences among Self-Reported Genital Piercing Stories". Deviant Behavior. 36 (6): 441–462. doi:10.1080/01639625.2014.944062. ISSN 0163-9625
Genital_piercing
Military unit
enabling them to resist negative tendencies such as substance abuse, deviant behavior, intolerance, and other social evils. The Project launched on 2 August
Student_Police_Cadet_Project
Intentional act causing one's own death
7326/M14-0589. PMID 24842417. Clinard MB, Meier RF (2008). Sociology of deviant behavior (14th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning. p. 169. ISBN 978-0-495-81167-1
Suicide
Escort review website
the Girlfriend Experience: Behaviors and Preferences of Male Customers of Internet Sexual Service Providers". Deviant Behavior. 33 (10): 792–810. doi:10
The_Erotic_Review
Standard, doctrine or system of conduct
Kethineni, S. R. (1996). "Religion, social bonds, and delinquency". Deviant Behavior. 17: 43–70. doi:10.1080/01639625.1996.9968014. Grasmick, H. G.; Bursik
Morality
Fan who follows a particular celebrity while on tour
Forsyth (2000). "Buckle bunnies: groupies of the rodeo circuit". Deviant Behavior. 21 (4): 349–365. doi:10.1080/016396200404131. S2CID 218523729. Gwen
Groupie
Form of misogyny
Girl:" an Exploration of Hogging, Male Sexuality, and Neutralizations". Deviant Behavior. 27 (1): 31–49. doi:10.1080/016396290968353. S2CID 145554559 – via
Hogging_(sexual_practice)
1984 murder of a 17-year-old boy
and Gay, David, 'Moral boundaries and deviant music: public attitudes toward heavy metal and rap', Deviant Behavior, 21:1, 63 – 85. Pollack, Jesse P. (16
Murder_of_Gary_Lauwers
American murderer executed in Texas
He later gained infamy as the "Meanest Man on Death Row" for his deviant behavior, which began when he fatally stabbed another inmate with a homemade
James_Demouchette
Facilitation or provision of a prostitute
"Risky Business: Harlem Pimps' Work Decisions and Economic Returns". Deviant Behavior. 78 (2): 12–27. doi:10.1080/01639625.2018.1556863. S2CID 150273170
Procuring_(prostitution)
European-American White supremacist street and prison gang
(October 13, 2008). "From Punk Kids to Public Enemy Number One". Deviant Behavior. 29 (8): 753–774. doi:10.1080/01639620701873905. S2CID 143826550. "Public
Public_Enemy_No._1_(gang)
American sociologist
criteria for assigning status.....When a person begins to employ his deviant behavior or a role based on it as a means of defense, attack, or adjustment
Edwin_Lemert
institutions. The decree was part of a broader campaign against "deviant" behavior and "Western degeneracy". Following Stalin's death, there was a liberalisation
LGBTQ_history_in_Russia
Subgenre of punk rock
Music: The Co-Opting of Punk and Oi! By a Parasitical Social Movement". Deviant Behavior. 46 (10): 1329–1345. doi:10.1080/01639625.2024.2380738. Retrieved 29
Oi!
Condition negatively affecting an organism
disabilities, disorders, syndromes, infections, isolated symptoms, deviant behaviors, and atypical variations of structure and function, while in other
Disease
Act of sexual abuse
Bystander Intervention and Sexual Assault in the College Drinking Scene". Deviant Behavior. 37 (4): 401–418. doi:10.1080/01639625.2015.1026777. S2CID 147081204
Sexual_assault
1991 American kidnapping case
discovered a solution to problem behaviors like his past crimes. The essay described how he had cured his deviant behavior and how that information could
Kidnapping_of_Jaycee_Dugard
American tabloid talk show (1991–2018)
their 15 minutes of fame through discussion and demonstrations of deviant behavior. In 1996, Springer wanted people to send him videotapes explaining
The_Jerry_Springer_Show
Psychological defense mechanism
justifications and excuses for deviant behavior. Amoralizations are important explanations for the rise and persistence of deviant behavior. There exist many different
Rationalization_(psychology)
Differences between men and women as the perpetrators or victims of crime
behavior, which influences deviant behavior in individuals. Childhood-onset delinquency is attributed to lack of parenting, temperament and behavior problems
Sex_differences_in_crime
American sociologist (1910–2003)
does not allow them to achieve their goal, essentially leading to deviant behavior. According to Merton's strain theory, criminality is determined by
Robert_K._Merton
Bullying in electronic communications
Exploratory Analysis of Factors Related to Offending and Victimization". Deviant Behavior. 29 (2): 129–156. doi:10.1080/01639620701457816. S2CID 144024729. Kumar
Cyberbullying
Sociological concept
the control theory, weaker containing social systems result in more deviant behavior. Control theory stresses how weak bonds between the individuals and
Control_theory_(sociology)
Peoples Temple cult settlement in Guyana, led by Jim Jones
Construction and Interpretation of Deviance: Jonestown and the Mass Media". Deviant Behavior. 1 (3–4): 309–312. doi:10.1080/01639625.1980.9967531. ISSN 0163-9625
Jonestown
American sociologist (1928–2023)
sanctions to an "offender." The deviant is one to whom that label has been successfully applied; deviant behavior is behavior that people so label. According
Howard_S._Becker
Pleasure in inflicting suffering
agent-subjective, in which “cruelty obtains only when the agent's deviant behavior is accompanied by the fault of character consisting in deriving personal
Cruelty
Mental disorder
(2 September 2014). "Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in the Media". Deviant Behavior. 35 (9): 669–686. doi:10.1080/01639625.2013.872526. "Don't Be Afraid
Obsessive–compulsive_disorder
Type of discrimination or disapproval
identified as deviant, linked with negative stereotypes that engender prejudiced attitudes, which are acted upon in discriminatory behavior. Goffman illuminated
Social_stigma
American criminal and serial killer (1931–2020)
He was diagnosed with a concussion, after which he began to exhibit deviant behavior towards others and showed signs of a personality disorder, characterized
William Pierce (serial killer)
William_Pierce_(serial_killer)
Virtual community
Pavel; Figallo, Cliff; and Laurel, Brenda. “Approaches to Managing Deviant Behavior in Virtual Communities." Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
The_WELL
Capability to understand one's emotions
negatively correlated with anti-social and deviant behavior in children as well as poor health behaviors. However, once IQ is taken into account, EI
Emotional_intelligence
Approach to behavioral and social change
identify the positive deviants in their midst.[citation needed] The Positive Deviance Inquiry aims to discover uncommon practices or behaviors. The community
Positive_deviance
2018 book by Bradley Campbell and Jason Manning
Campbell and Manning “they call attention to what they see as the deviant behavior of the offenders. In doing so,” they “also call attention to their
The Rise of Victimhood Culture
The_Rise_of_Victimhood_Culture
Medical condition
responses such as the grief from loss of a loved one and also excludes deviant behavior for political, religious, or societal reasons not arising from a dysfunction
Mental_disorder
Prime Minister of Sweden since 2022
grounds such as wearing clothing brands associated with gangs and deviant behavior. On 1 January 2025, a law regarding anonymous witnesses was set into
Ulf_Kristersson
DEVIANT BEHAVIOR
DEVIANT BEHAVIOR
Girl/Female
Assamese, British, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malay, Malayalam, Marathi, Mythological, Oriya, Sindhi, Tamil
Like a Goddess; Daughter of Shukraacharya; L
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Modern
Lord Krishna
Boy/Male
Irish
Misfortune.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Shiva
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Son of Goddess
Girl/Female
Indian
Like a Goddess (Daughter of Shukraacharya)
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Murderer of the Gods
Girl/Female
Indian
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Defiant
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : reduced Anglicized form of either of two Gaelic names, Ó DuibhÃn ‘descendant of DuibhÃn’, a byname meaning ‘little black one’, or Ó DaimhÃn ‘descendant of DaimhÃn’, a byname meaning ‘fawn’, ‘little stag’. These are attenuated versions of Ó Dubháin and Ó Damháin, and are the phonetic origin of Anglicizations with an internal v (as opposed to w, as in Dewan, or monosyllabic forms with an o or u) (see Doane).English and French : nickname, of literal or ironic application, from Middle English, Old French devin, divin ‘excellent’, ‘perfect’ (Latin divinus ‘divine’).
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Handsome
Boy/Male
Hindi
Jewel/gem from God.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sanskrit
God
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Kenyan, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Traditional
Divine Gift
Boy/Male
Muslim
Defiant
Surname or Lastname
Irish (County Louth)
Irish (County Louth) : variant of Devine 1.English and French : variant of Devine 2.French : from devin ‘sorcerer’, ‘fortune teller’ (related to the verb deviner ‘to divine’, ‘foretell’).Russian : metronymic from deva ‘girl’, normally a designation of an illegitimate child. Sometimes it may be a patronymic from a nickname for an effeminate man.A Breton bearer of this name was married in Quebec city in 1692.
Boy/Male
English
the French town famous for Evian springwater. A blend of Evan and Ian meaning 'John-John.
Girl/Female
Indian
Male
English
Variant spelling of English unisex Devon, DEVAN means "worshiper of the god Dumnonos."Â
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Light in Dark; Son of Sun
DEVIANT BEHAVIOR
DEVIANT BEHAVIOR
Female
German
Swedish form of Greek Aikaterine, KATARINA means "pure." This form is also used in Germany, Hungary, and many other Slavic countries.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Patron; Intercessor; Advocate
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Simply
Girl/Female
Tamil
Truth, Morality, Justice, Good behavior
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi
Brilliant
Girl/Female
Hindu
Keerthi, Famous
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Sanskrit
Sky
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Knowing; Women who Recognises (Islam)
Girl/Female
Tamil
Rose
Boy/Male
Australian, British, Dutch, English, French, German, Latin, Shakespearean, Swiss
From the Olive Tree
DEVIANT BEHAVIOR
DEVIANT BEHAVIOR
DEVIANT BEHAVIOR
DEVIANT BEHAVIOR
DEVIANT BEHAVIOR
v. t.
To cause to deviate.
a.
Reliant upon one's self; trusting to one's own powers or judgment.
a.
Rising or having risen from rest; -- said of cattle. See Couchant and levant, under Couchant.
imp. & p. p.
of Descant
v. t.
To decant.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Decant
imp. & p. p.
of Deviate
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Deviate
v. t.
To pour off gently, as liquor, so as not to disturb the sediment; or to pour from one vessel into another; as, to decant wine.
v. i.
To deviate. See Sheer.
a.
Full of defiance; bold; insolent; as, a defiant spirit or act.
n.
See Descant, n.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Depaint
a.
Boastful; defiant; exulting. Also used adverbially.
adv.
In a defiant manner.
imp. & p. p.
of Decant
imp. & p. p.
of Depaint
a.
Deviating.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Descant
a.
Former; previous; of times gone by; as, a ci-devant governor.