Mau'so-lē'um, n.

noun

(124), n. [Lat. Mausoleum (sc. sepulcrum), from Mausoleus; Gr. Μαυσώλειον, It. & Sp. mausoleo, Fr. mausolée; from Mausolus, king of Caria, to whom Artemisia, his widow, erected a stately monument.] A magnificent tomb, or stately sepulchral monument.

An engraving of a classical mausoleum behind a fence, with a domed roof, columns, and a seated figure in front. — Mausoleum.