annals Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun reports of the work of a society or learned body etc
  2. noun a chronological account of events in successive years
    chronological record.

WordNet

An"nals noun plural
Etymology
L. annalis (sc. liber), and more frequently in the pl. annales (sc. libri), chronicles, fr. annus year. Cf. Annual.
Definitions
  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.
  3. sing. The record of a single event or item. "In deathless annal." Young.
  4. A periodic publication, containing records of discoveries, transactions of societies, etc.; as "Annals of Science." Syn. -- History. See History.

Webster 1913