Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
CHRONICLE
I. noun
Etymology: Middle English cronicle, from Anglo-French, alteration of chronike, from Latin chronica, from Greek chronika, from neuter plural of chronikos
Date: 14th century
an historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation , narrative 1,
II. transitive verb (-cled; chronicling)
Date: 15th century
to present a record of in or as if in a chronicle , chronicler noun