hesternal

adjective /hɛsˈtɜːnl̩/

1. Of or pertaining to yesterday.

   archaic, literary

   [A]t laſt, this happy fellow, on a high / Bed laid, and dawbed over with thick ointments, / Extends his rigid heels towards the door; but him / The heſternal Romans, with cover'd head, ſuſtained.

Where it comes from

From Latin hesternus (“of or pertaining to yesterday; yesterday’s”) + English -al (suffix forming adjectives).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry hesternal (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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