† historiognomern.
Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ἱστορία , physiognomer n.
Etymology: < ancient Greek ἱστορία history n. + -gnomer (in physiognomer n.).
Obsolete.
rare.
the world > time > relative time > the past > history or knowledge about the past > [noun] > historian > one versed in history
1593 R. Harvey 13 In the best historicall Methode that I could make out of the best Historiognomers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2021).