annal

Back formation from annals, borrowed from Middle French, from Latin annales, from annus (“year”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈænəl/

annal (plural annals)

1. The record of a single event or item.

   1805, Edward Young, The Poetical Works of the Reverend Dr. Ed. Young: with the life of the author‎, volume 3, →ISBN:

   In deathless annal! deathless deeds inspire:

Often used in the plural; see annals for more information.

Borrowed from Latin annalis, from annus (“year”).

• IPA^(key): /anal/
• Homophones: anal, anale, anales, annale, annales

annal (feminine singular annale, masculine plural annaux, feminine plural annales)

1. (law) usable or available only for one year

• annalité

• année

• “annal” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).