[ 'ɛpɪtα:f , -taf ]
■ noun words written in memory of a person who has died, especially as an inscription on a tombstone.
↘something serving as a reminder of a person, time, or event: the story makes a sorry ~ to a great career.
Origin
ME: from OFr. ~e , via L. from Gk ~ion 'funeral oration', neut. of ephitaphios 'over or at a tomb'.