noun
annals
AN-ulz/ˈænlz/
Written records of historical events, often arranged by year.
The open annals arrange illustrated historical events under successive year headings.
Etymology
Latin annus “year” underlies annalis “yearly,” used in a phrase meaning “yearly books.” These records of public events gave annals its sense of history organized year by year.
In context
you will go down to posterity famous in yachting annals as the winner of the Queen’s Cup in this justly celebrated year.
More examples
- The victory earns a place in the club's annals.
- Medieval annals often organize events year by year.
- The monastery's annals preserve accounts of several harsh winters.
Similar words
- chronicle
- Similarly records events, often in chronological order.
- archive
- Names a collection of records rather than a historical narrative.