Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Relating to time; according to time. 2. (a.) Continuing for a long time; lingering; habitual.

Multi-Version Concordance Chronic (2 Occurrences) Leviticus 13:11 it is a chronic leprosy in the skin of his body, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean. He shall not isolate him, for he is unclean. (WEB NAS RSV NIV) Deuteronomy 28:59 then Yahweh will make your plagues wonderful, and the plagues of your seed, even great plagues, and of long continuance, and sore sicknesses, and of long continuance. (See NAS)