noun
- a stone placed at the foot of a grave, typically inscribed with the name and dates of the deceased
- a stone or block serving as a support or foundation at the base of a structure
Usage: archaic or technical
Examples
- The footstone at the grave was worn smooth by decades of weather.
- She knelt to read the inscription on the footstone.
- The cemetery had matching headstones and footstones for each burial plot.
- The old footstone crumbled after more than a century in the ground.
- Visitors often place flowers near the footstone of their loved ones.