I. chron ‧ i ‧ cle 1 /ˈkrɒnɪk ə l $ ˈkrɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Anglo-French ; Origin: cronicle , from Latin chronica , from Greek , from chronikos ; ⇨ ↑ chronic ]
a written record of a series of events, especially historical events, written in the order in which they happened
chronicle of
a chronicle of his life during the war years
II. chronicle 2 BrE AmE verb [transitive]
to describe events in the order in which they happened:
His life is chronicled in a new biography published last week.
The book chronicles the events leading up to the war.