Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Surmounted \Sur*mount"ed\, a.
   1. (Arch.) Having its vertical height greater than the half
      span; -- said of an arch.

   2. (Her.) Partly covered by another charge; -- said of an
      ordinary or other bearing.

Surmount \Sur*mount"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surmounted}; p. pr.
   & vb. n. {Surmounting}.] [OE. sourmounten, OF. surmonter,
   sormonter, F. surmonter; sur over + monter to mount. See
   {Sur-}, and {Mount}, v. i.]
   1. To rise above; to be higher than; to overtop.

            The mountains of Olympus, Athos, and Atlas,
            overreach and surmount all winds and clouds. --Sir
                                                  W. Raleigh.

   2. To conquer; to overcome; as, to surmount difficulties or
      obstacles. --Macaulay.

   3. To surpass; to exceed. --Spenser.

            What surmounts the reach Of human sense I shall
            delineate.                            --Milton.

   Syn: To conquer; overcome; vanquish; subdue; surpass; exceed.

Source : WordNet®

surmounted
     adj : having something on top; "columns surmounted by statues"