monument

A tombstone. 31 Am J2d Ex & Ad § 322. A memorial to a deceased person, usually but not necessarily at his grave; a shaft or stone, not a building. Fancher v Fancher, 156 Cal 13, 103 P 206. Something more imposing than a mere gravestone. Faucher v Faucher, 156 Cal 13, 103 P 206. A marker of stone or metal of a point of historical interest, particularly a battlefield. 26 Am J2d Em D § 63. A physical object on the ground, natural or artificial, such as tree, stone, fence, etc., establishing or tending to establish a boundary line. Delphey v Savage, 227 Md 373, 177 A2d 249. As the expression is used in a will providing for the erection of a "suitable monument" to the memory of the testator, the word "suitable" gives play to the discretion of the executors in the selection of the monument, its form and style, with reference to the amount of money set apart for the purpose. See Fancher v Fancher, 156 Cal 13, 103 P 206.