LekhoriLekhoriOf, concerning, or in accordance with recorded history, (particularly) as opposed to legends, myths, and fictions.
July 4, 1776, is a historic date. A great deal of historical research has been done on the events leading up to that day.
Of, concerning, or in accordance with the past generally.
Sith thou gaue to vs a floure most riall Redolent in cronicles with historicall syght.
Of, concerning, or in accordance with the scholarly discipline of history.
The Royal Historical Society
A historical romance.
However, as regular romance readers know, the romance novels that appear on the best-seller lists are not Harlequins at all, but rather historicals and contemporaries, which vary widely from the Harlequin pattern in style, plot, and character.
From Latin historicus (“historical”) + -al (forming adjectives denoting of or relating to). By surface analysis, history + -ical.
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