Hesternal
//hɛsˈtɜːnl̩// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of or pertaining to yesterday. archaic, literary, not-comparable, regional
"[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."
Example
More examples"[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."
Etymology
From Latin hesternus (“of or pertaining to yesterday; yesterday’s”) + English -al (suffix forming adjectives).
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