Cippus

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]