ETYM Cf. French mémorial.
1. A recognition of meritorious service; SYN. commemoration, remembrance.
2. A structure erected to commemorate persons or events; SYN. monument.
3. A written statement of facts submitted in conjunction with a petition to a an authority.

ETYM French mémorial, Latin memorialis, from memoria. Related to Memory.
1. Serving to preserve remembrance; commemorative.
2. Mnemonic; assisting the memory.