gravestone/ˈɡɹeɪvstoʊn/EtymologyFrom Middle English graveston, gravestone, gravestan, equivalent to grave + stone.gravestone means A stone slab set at the head of a grave. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 80 out of 100.nounA stone slab set at the head of a grave.“The value of gravestone inscriptions for ancestral research has long been recognised. The discovery of a single gravestone may provide more information on the history of a family than could be gleaned from […]”