Emily Dickinson Lexicon

record, n. [see record, v.] (webplay: flute, heart, recite, tune).

1. Knowledge; mortal memory; human history; official documentation; earthly annals; worldly news chronicle; proof resulting from a written account.
2. Daybook; diary; journal; [fig.] elegy; eulogy; obituary; testimonial; tribute; recognition; memorial.
3. Phrase. “On record”: in a written account; to the knowledge of humanity as a whole.