The proudest royal houses are but of yesterday, when compared with the line of supreme pontiffs.
Macaulay.
Yes"ter*day, adv. On the day last past; on the day preceding to-day; as, the affair took place yesterday.
{ Yes"ter*eve` (?), Yes"ter-e`ven*ing (?), } n. The evening of yesterday; the evening last past.
{ Yes"ter*morn` (?), Yes"ter-morn`ing, } n. The morning of yesterday. Coleridge.
Yes"tern (?), a. [See Yester.] Of or pertaining to yesterday; relating to the day last past.
Yes"ter*night` (?), n. The last night; the night last past.
Yes"ter*night`, adv. [AS. gystran niht. See Yesterday.] On the last night. B. Jonson.
Yes"ter*noon` (?), n. The noon of yesterday; the noon last past.
Yes"ter*week` (?), n. The week last past; last week.
Yes"ter*year` (?), n. The year last past; last year.