What is "transhistoricity"

n. The quality of an entity or concept that has always existed and is not merely confined to one particular stage of human history.

Transhistoricity is the quality of holding throughout human history, not merely within the frame of reference of a particular form of society at a particular stage of historical development. An entity or concept that has transhistoricity is said to be transhistorical.

Certain theories of history, (e.g. that of Hegel), treat human history as divided into distinct epochs with their own internal logics – historical materialism is the most famous case of such a theory. States of affairs which hold within one epoch may be completely absent, or carry opposite implications in another, according to these theories.