historial

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɪsˈtɔːɹiəl/
• Rhymes: -ɔːɹiəl

Adjective

historial (comparative more historial, superlative most historial)

1. (obsolete) Historical.

References

• “historial”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• historiall

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.

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Descendants

• English: historial (obsolete)

References

• “historiā̆l, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-04-04.

Spanish

Noun

historial m (plural historiales)

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

Related terms

• história
• histórico
• histriador

 

Further reading

• “historial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28