Significance owing to its history

• The state of having in fact existed in the past

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the state of having in fact existed in the past significance owing to its history

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
historic \his*tor"ic\ (h[i^]s*t[o^]r"[i^]k), historical \his*tor"ic*al\ (h[i^]s*t[o^]r"[i^]*kal), a. [L. historicus, Gr. "istoriko`s: cf. F. historique. See History .] Of or pertaining to history, or the record of past events; as, an historical poem; the ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The quality of being historical.