HISTORY

noun (plural -ries) see: wit Date: 14th century tale , story , 2. a chronological record of significant events (as affecting a nation or institution) often including an explanation of their causes, a treatise presenting systematically related natural phenomena, an account of a patient's medical background, an established record , a branch of knowledge that records and explains past events , 4. events that form the subject matter of a ~, events of the past, one that is finished or done for , previous treatment, handling, or experience (as of a metal)