\Mem"oir\, or pl. Memoirs \Mem"oirs\, n. [F. m['e]moire,
m., memorandum, fr. m['e]moire, f., memory, L. memoria. See
{Memory}.]
1. A memorial account; a history composed from personal
   experience and memory; an account of transactions or
   events (usually written in familiar style) as they are
   remembered by the writer. See {History}, 2.
2. A memorial of any individual; a biography; often, a
   biography written without special regard to method and
   completeness.
3. An account of something deemed noteworthy; an essay; a
   record of investigations of any subject; the journals and
   proceedings of a society.