Memorial

Origin

From Late Latin memoriale, neuter of memorialis.

Noun

1. A structure, such as a monument, intended to celebrate the memory of a person or event
2. A service of remembrance or commemoration
3. (legal) a statement of facts set out in the form of a petition to a person in authority, a court or tribunal, a government, etc.

Full definition of memorial

Adjective

1. Serving as a remembrance of someone or something; commemorative.a memorial building
• Alexander PopeThere high in air, memorial of my name,
  Fix the smooth oar, and bid me live to fame.
2. Contained in the memory.a memorial possession
3. Mnemonic; assisting the memory.
• SkeatThis succession of Aspirate, Soft, and Hard, may be expressed by the memorial word ASH.