Yēar'-book, n.

(27), n. 1. A book published yearly; any annual report or summary of the statistics or facts of a year, designed to be used as a reference book; as, the Congregational Year-book. 2. (Eng. Law.) A book containing annual reports of cases adjudged in the courts of England. The Year-books are the oldest English reports extant, beginning with the reign of Edward II., and ending with the reign of Henry VIII. They were published annually, and derive their name from that fact. They consist of eleven parts or volumes, are written in Law French, and extend over nearly two hundred years. There are, however, several hiatus, or chasms, in the series. Kent. Bouvier.