MEMORIALS
Noun
memorials
plural of memorial
Source: Wiktionary
MEMORIAL
Me*mo"ri*al, a. Etym: [F. mémorial, L. memorialis, fr. memoria. See
Memory.]
1. Serving to preserve remembrance; commemorative; as, a memorial
building.
There high in air, memorial of my name, Fix the smooth oar, and bid
me live to fame. Pope.
2. Contained in memory; as, a memorial possession.
3. Mnemonic; assisting the memory.
This succession of Aspirate, Soft, and Hard, may be expressed by the
memorial word ASH. Skeat.
Memorial Day. Same as Decoration Day. [U.S.]
Me*mo"ri*al, n. Etym: [Cf. F. mémorial.]
1. Anything intended to preserve the memory of a person or event;
something which serves to keep something else in remembrance; a
monument. Macaulay.
Churches have names; some as memorials of peace, some of wisdom, some
in memory of the Trinity itself. Hooker.
2. A memorandum; a record. [Obs. or R.] Hayward.
3. A written representation of facts, addressed to the government, or
to some branch of it, or to a society, etc., -- often accompanied
with a petition.
4. Memory; remembrance. [Obs.]
Precious is the memorial of the just. Evelyn.
5. (Diplomacy)
Definition: A species of informal state paper, much used in negotiation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition