HESTERNAL

Etymology

Adjective

hesternal (not comparable)

(archaic or literary, rare, outside, grammar) Of or pertaining to yesterday.

Synonym: hestern (obsolete)

Coordinate terms

• crastinal (rare)

• hodiernal (archaic or literary)

• nudiustertian (obsolete)

Source: Wiktionary


Hes"tern, Hes*ter"nal, a. Etym: [L. hesternus; akin to heri yesterday.]

Definition: Pertaining to yesterday. [Obs.] See Yester, a. Ld. Lytton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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