(historical) Any of the subdivisions of England established for administration by the Normans.

plural of historic county

a place where an important event in history took place / a physical location protected by law as a memorial to an historic event or person

plural of dictionary on historical principles

(lexicography) A type of scholarly dictionary that displays the history of lexical items through citations.

(grammar) A tense used in some languages (such as French and Italian) in narrative, and in spoken language primarily when reading narrative or in storytelling, for completed actions in the past or in speaking of the dead. It is semantically the same as the simple past in many languages, including English.