historial

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

historial (comparative more historial, superlative most historial)

1. (obsolete) historical

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “historial”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

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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.
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.

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Spanish

Noun

historial m (plural historiales)

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

Related terms

• historia
• historico
• histriador