MEMORIAL

I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ~is, from memoria memory Date: 14th century serving to preserve remembrance ; commemorative , of or relating to memory, ~ly adverb II. noun Date: 14th century something that keeps remembrance alive: as, monument , something (as a speech or ceremony) that commemorates, keepsake , memento , 2. record , memoir , memorandum , note , a statement of facts addressed to a government and often accompanied by a petition or remonstrance