memoir

 
Pronunciation: /ˈmɛmwɑː/

noun

  • 1a historical account or biography written from personal knowledge: in 1924 she published a short memoir of her husband
  • (memoirs) an account written by a public figure of their life and experiences: a revealing passage from Khrushchev’s memoirs
  • 2an essay on a learned subject: an important memoir on Carboniferous crustacea
  • (memoirs) the proceedings of a learned society: Memoirs of the Royal Society

Derivatives

memoirist

noun

Origin:

late 15th century (denoting a memorandum or record): from French mémoire (masculine), a special use of mémoire (feminine) 'memory'