annalist
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Nevertheless, it is not for us to guestimate the workload of an annalist of the Floridian ancien regime.
From The Guardian • Mar. 17, 2016
Moreover, Crawling Elk is the annalist and story-teller of his tribe.
From The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop by Garland, Hamlin
Abdur-Raḥīm, son of Bairam Khān, whose Hindī dōhās and kabittas are still held in high estimation, and Faiẓī, brother of the celebrated Abul-Faẓl, the Emperor’s annalist.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
So late as the seventeenth century the annalist Mac Firbis discovered that many of the inhabitants of Connacht traced their descent to these same Firbolgs.
From Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race by Rolleston, T. W. (Thomas William)
Having taken their positions, the men presented a picture which we regret has not been preserved for us by some sporting annalist of the period.
From The Comic History of Rome by Becket, Gilbert Abbott ?
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