A written record, register, narrative, account; a frequent title of newspapers: A chronicle is a detailed and continuous register of events in order of time, or a historical record, especially one in which the facts are narrated without philosophic treatment, or any attempt at literary style.

To record in an extended account of historical occurrences or events: Dr. Gray wanted to chronicle the incidents and episodes in his life as a doctor in the rural area where he had set up his office.