1 of or concerning history (historical evidence).
2 belonging to history, not to prehistory or legend.
3 (of the study of a subject) based on an analysis of its development over a period.
4 belonging to the past, not the present.
5 (of a novel, a film, etc.) dealing or professing to deal with historical events.
6 in connection with history, from the historian's point of view (of purely historical interest).
Derivatives:
historically adv.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.