chronicle Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a record or narrative description of past events
    account; story; history.
    • a history of France
    • he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president
    • the story of exposure to lead
  2. verb record in chronological order; make a historical record

WordNet

Chron"i*cle noun
Etymology
OE. cronicle, fr. cronique, OF. cronique, F. chronique, L. chronica, fr. Gr. , neut. pl. of . See Chronic.
Definitions
  1. An historical register or account of facts or events disposed in the order of time.
  2. A narrative of events; a history; a record.
  3. pl. The two canonical books of the Old Testament in which immediately follow 2 Kings. Syn. - Register; record; annals. See History.
Chron"i*cle transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Chronicled ; present participle & verbal noun Chronicling
Definitions
  1. To record in a history or chronicle; to record; to register. Shak.

Webster 1913