I. ˈyestər|yi(ə)r, -tə|yiə noun
Etymology: yester- (as in yesterday ) + year
1. : last year
where are the snows of yesteryear — D.G.Rossetti
2. : a period not long past : the recent past
perhaps some of the quiet matrons in the queue were the phrenetic bobby-soxers of yesteryear — New Yorker
II. adverb
: in the recent past
library problems … are the same today as yesteryear — H.C.Bauer