a. [ L. historialis: cf. F. historial. ] Historical. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. historien. ]
Even the historian takes great liberties with facts. Sir J. Reynolds. [ 1913 Webster ]
Great captains should be good historians. South. [ 1913 Webster ]
There warriors frowning in historic brass. Pope. [1913 Webster]
Historical painting,
Historical sense,
The historic sense,
adv. In the manner of, or in accordance with, history. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To record or narrate in the manner of a history; to chronicle. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Related in history. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. An historian. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ F., dim. of histoire a history. ] Historical narration on a small scale; a brief recital; a story. Emerson. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ History + -fy. ] To record in or as history. [ R. ] Lamb. [ 1913 Webster ]
Thy conquest meet to be historified. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. historiographus, Gr.
n. The office of an historiographer. Saintsbury. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The art of employment of an historiographer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_; history + -logy. ] A discourse on history. Cockeram. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_; history + &unr_; to distribute. ] One versed in the phenomena of history and the laws controlling them. [ 1913 Webster ]
And historionomers will have measured accurately the sidereal years of races. Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To relate as history; to chronicle; to historicize. [ R. ] Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of or pertaining to a period before written history begins;
a. Half or party historical. Sir G. C. Lewis. [ 1913 Webster ]