anecdotage, n.All

Anecdotage (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠De Quincey's word for the dotage into which old people fall, telling their anecdotes.