chronicle play

noun

a drama based on historical material, usually consisting of a series of short episodes or scenes arranged chronologically.
Also called chronicle history.

Origin of chronicle play

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby chronicle play

chronic sleeping sickness, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, chronic trypanosomiasis, chronic ulcer, chronicle, chronicle play, chronicles, chrono, chrono-, chronobiology, chronogram

Example sentences from the Web for chronicle play

  • But the chronicle-play is a species apart, and practically an extinct species: we need not pause to study its methods.

    Play-Making |William Archer

British Dictionary definitions for chronicle play

chronicle play

noun

a drama based on a historical subject