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.]
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.