Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Epitaphial · Ep·i·taph·i·al · IPA 01 a. Relating to, or of the nature of, an epitaph. 1. Relating to, or of the nature of, an epitaph. “The noble Pericles in his epitaphian speech.” — Milton. “Epitaphial Latin verses are not to be taken too literally.” — Lowell.