The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cippus
Cippus \Cip"pus\, n.; pl. Cippi. [L., stake, post.]
A small, low pillar, square or round, commonly having an
inscription, used by the ancients for various purposes, as
for indicating the distances of places, for a landmark, for
sepulchral inscriptions, etc.
--Gwilt.
Wiktionary
cippus
n. A small, low pillar, square or round, commonly having an inscription, used by the ancients for various purposes, as for indicating the distances of places, for a landmark, for sepulchral inscriptions, etc.