footstone

[foot-stohn]

noun

1. a stone placed at the foot of a grave.

2. Masonry.,  a kneeler at the foot of a gable.

Word History and Origins

Origin of footstone¹

1875–80; foot + stone. headstone

Example Sentences

He also paid a visit to the East Pike Cemetery, where he found Laurie Heikkila already had a footstone, virtually identical to the one in the lake, including an inscription of a cross.

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A footstone there marks his grave.

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Mason plans to visit Minnesota next July and claim her uncle’s footstone - she is just not sure what she’ll do with it, she said.

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The only damage, other than the break, was a missing chuck of stone at the top right corner of the footstone.

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A small, white footstone sat unsteadily in the earth, like a loose tooth.

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Related Words

• gravestone 
• headstone 
• marker 
• masterpiece 
• mausoleum 
• pillar 
• shrine 
• slab 
• statue 
• stele 
• stone 
• tablet 
• testament 
• tomb 
• tombstone 
• tribute