menhir Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a tall upright megalith; found primarily in England and northern France
    standing stone.

WordNet

Men"hir noun
Etymology
F. Armor. men stone + hir high.
Definitions
  1. A large stone set upright in olden times as a memorial or monument. Many, of unknown date, are found in Brittany and throughout Northern Europe.

Webster 1913