An'nals, n. pl.
n. pl. [Lat. annalis (sc. liber), and more frequently in the pl. annales (sc. libri), chronicles; annus, year.]
Sense 1. A history or relation of events in chronological order, each event being recorded under the year in which it happened; also the title of such a history. “The annals of our religion.” Rogers. “Annals of the revolution.” Macaulay.
Sense 2. A series of historical events.
It was one of the most critical periods in our annals. Burke.
Sense 3. A periodic publication, containing records of discoveries, transactions of societies, &c., as, “Annals of Science.”
☞— This word was formerly sometimes used in the singular; as, “In deathless annal.” Young.
Synonyms—History. See HISTORY.