historial

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English

Etymology

From Middle English historial, from Middle French historial, from Latin historiālis: compare French historial.

Pronunciation

Adjective

historial (comparative more historial, superlative most historial)

  1. (obsolete) Historical.

References

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French historial, from Latin historiālis; equivalent to historie +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /isˌtɔriˈaːl/, /isˈtɔrial/, /ɛs-/

Adjective

historial (plural and weak singular historiale)

  1. Historical, genuine, factual.
  2. Historic; historically significant.
    • late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Physician's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 155-157:
      [...] So was his name, (for this is no fable,
      But knowen for historial thing notable,
      The sentence of it sooth is, out of doute),
      [...]
      Such was his name, (for this is no fable,
      But known for a noteworthy historical fact,
      The substance of it is true, beyond doubt),
  3. (rare) Related to history or historical events.
  4. (rare) Non-figurative; at face value.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)

Descendants

  • English: historial (obsolete)

References

Spanish

Noun

historial m (plural historiales)

  1. record, history (such as a person's criminal, work, or clinical record)

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