memorial
noun
[ mɪˈmɔːrɪəl ]
• a statue or structure established to remind people of a person or event.
• "a memorial to General Robert E. Lee"
Similar:
monument,
shrine,
mausoleum,
cenotaph,
statue,
plaque,
brass,
cairn,
tombstone,
gravestone,
headstone,
trophy,
tribute,
testimonial,
remembrance,
memento,
souvenir,
• a statement of facts, especially as the basis of a petition.
• "the Council sent a strongly worded memorial to the Chancellor of the Exchequer"
Origin:
late Middle English: from late Latin memoriale ‘record, memory, monument’, from Latin memorialis ‘serving as a reminder’, from memoria ‘memory’.
