1. A structure erected to commemorate persons or events
   "They visited the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.";
   - monument
    
2. A recognition of meritorious service
   "The plaque served as a memorial to the fallen soldiers";
   - commemoration, remembrance
    
3. A written statement of facts submitted in conjunction with a petition to an authority
   "The lawyer prepared a detailed memorial to support his client's case"

1. Intended as a commemoration
   "a memorial plaque";
   - commemorative, commemorating

Derived forms: memorials

Type of: construction, content, credit, message, recognition, structure, subject matter, substance

Encyclopedia: Memorial, Houston, Texas