Periodical
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Case Law, Black's (1910)
Definitions from Case Law
From 226 U.S. 53 - Smith v. Hitchcock · 1912Most cited · 84 citing opinions
The noun 'periodical,' according to the nice shade of meaning given to it by popular speech, conveys at least a suggestion, if not a promise, of matter on a variety of topics, and certainly implies that no single number is contemplated as forming a book by itself.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Recurring at fixed intervals ; to be made or done or to happen, at successive periods separated by determined intervals of time; as periodical payments of interest on a bond.