Defn: See Annals.
ANNALIST
An"nal*ist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. annaliste.]
Defn: A writer of annals.
The monks . . . were the only annalists in those ages. Hume.
ANNALISTIC
An`nal*is"tic, a.
Defn: Pertaining to, or after the manner of, an annalist; as, the dry annalistic style."A stiff annalistic method." Sir G. C. Lewis.
ANNALIZE
An"nal*ize, v. t.
Defn: To record in annals. Sheldon.
ANNALS An"nals, n. pl. Etym: [L. annalis (sc. liber), and more frequently in the pl. annales (sc. libri), chronicles, fr. annus year. Cf. Annual.]
1. A relation of events in chronological order, each event being recorded under the year in which it happened. "Annals the revolution." Macaulay. "The annals of our religion." Rogers.
2. Historical records; chronicles; history. The short and simple annals of the poor. Gray. It was one of the most critical periods in our annals. Burke.