A historical dictionary or dictionary on historical principles is a dictionary which deals not only with the latterday meanings of words but also the historical development of their forms and meanings
Example of an entry from a historical dictionary ('encyclopedia' from the New English Dictionary), showing use of cited quotations and chronological ordering of senses
The Dictionnaire de la langue française by Émile Littré, commonly called the "Littré", is a four-volume dictionary of the French language published in Paris by Hachette.
Historical dictionary
…the largest dictionary of the Dutch language, founded on historical principles and published from 1864 to 1998, with a supplement following in 2001. Dictionnaire de la langue française Trésor de la langue française…