A record, chronicle, or memoir; (in plural) a record, often containing personal reminiscences, of the history of a person, place, or event…

A memoir; in plural memoirs, historical records (generally understood as being less formal and elaborate than a history); a treatise in…

A written account of church history, or (in early use) a particular incident of church history. Cf. church history, n. 1. Obsolete.

A written account of the history of the Christian Church.

(a) a written history focusing on a particular town, district, or other limited area; (b) originally British the branch of history that deals with…

In plural. Secret, private, or hitherto unpublished episodes or details of history (cf. anecdota, n. 1). Also occasionally in singular: a work…

a history of political events or affairs; an analysis of history in political terms.

In plural. Records of events or history written from the personal knowledge or experience of the writer, or based on special sources of information.

The history of a family; a narrative about this. In later use also: the study of the history of a family or families; genealogy as an area of…

= peerage, n. 3. Obsolete. rare.

sacred book, sacred writing, etc.: one of those in which the laws and teachings of a religion are embodied. sacred history: the history contained in…

A study or description of an individual's life, career, etc.; esp. a collection of such studies focusing on the public careers and relationships…

Chiefly in feminist use: history emphasizing the role of women or told from a woman's point of view; (also) a piece of historical writing by or…

Historical study which addresses a specific or localized subject; a historical account of this nature, a case study. Also, a short account, a…