Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Chronicle \Chron"i*cle\, n. [OE. cronicle, fr. cronique, OF.
   cronique, F. chronique, L. chronica, fr. Gr. ?, neut. pl. of
   ?. See {Chronic}.]
   1. An historical register or account of facts or events
      disposed in the order of time.

   2. A narrative of events; a history; a record.

   3. pl. The two canonical books of the Old Testament in which
      immediately follow 2 Kings.

   Syn: Syn. - Register; record; annals. See {History}.

Chronicle \Chron"i*cle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chronicled}; p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Chronicling}.]
   To record in a history or chronicle; to record; to register.
   --Shak.

Source : WordNet®

chronicle
     n : a record or narrative description of past events; "a history
         of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to
         kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead"
         [syn: {history}, {account}, {story}]

chronicle
     v : record in chronological order; make a historical record