I. ˈkrä-ni-kəl noun
Etymology: Middle English cronicle, from Anglo-French, alteration of chronike, from Latin chronica, from Greek chronika, from neuter plural of chronikos
Date: 14th century
1. : an historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation
a chronicle of the Civil War
2. : narrative 1
II. transitive verb
( -cled ; chron·i·cling -k(ə-)liŋ)
Date: 15th century
: to present a record of in or as if in a chronicle
chronicle Victorian society
chronicle the doings of the rich and famous
• chron·i·cler -k(ə-)lər noun