historial

comparative more historial · superlative most historial

1. archaicSynonym of historical or historic.

   The Swedes become excellent citizens of a republic for that very reason: reverence for, and loyalty to, the institutions and historial development of the country in which they dwell.

   1899, Victor Nilsson, “Progress and Prosperity—Oscar II”, in Sweden, New York, N.Y.: Peter Fenelon Collier, →OCLC, page 434

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   Station KVOA-TV has ingeniously tied in many factors to provide itself with a giant color send-off. The factors are these: Tucson every day stages its “Old Tucson Days,” a big historial celebration.

   1956 November 24, “Top Show Pluggers”, in The Billboard, 62nd year, New York, N.Y., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 12, column 2

   Synonyms: historical, historic

plural historials

1. archaichistoricalSynonym of history or record.

   To put it sympathetically, historials were praised for their ability to reduce the flux of the past to an ordered, patterned account which had a satisfactory overall shape.

   1991, Ruth Morse, “The meaning of the past”, in Truth and Convention in the Middle Ages: Rhetoric, Representation, and Reality, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 86

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   And the Greeke Church doth celebrate his [Constantine’s] feaſt as a Saint, vpon the twentith day of Aprill. And ſo doe alſo defend his faich and holines both in life and death Antonivs Sabellicvs in his Æneades; Platina in the life of Pope Marcvs; Pomponivs Letvs in his abridgement of the Romane hiſtorie; and Baptista Ignativs in his epitome of the Emperours; and S. Antoninvs in his Hiſtorials: and generally all the moderne authors, beſides the ancient alreadie named.

   1604, Pedro Mexia, translated by W[illiam] Traheron, “The Life of Constantine the Great, […]”, in The Historie of All the Romane Emperors, […], London: […] Matthew Lownes, →OCLC, page 317

   Synonyms: history or record