I. mə-ˈmȯr-ē-əl adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin memorialis, from memoria memory
Date: 14th century
1. : serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative
2. : of or relating to memory
• me·mo·ri·al·ly -ə-lē adverb
II. noun
Date: 14th century
1. : something that keeps remembrance alive: as
a. : monument
b. : something (as a speech or ceremony) that commemorates
c. : keepsake , memento
2.
a. : record , memoir
language and literature…the memorial s of another age — J. H. Fisher
b. : memorandum , note ; specifically : a legal abstract
c. : a statement of facts addressed to a government and often accompanied by a petition or remonstrance