Me*mo"ri*al, n. [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) A species of informal
state paper, much used in negotiation.
Me*mo"ri*al (?), a. [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.]