medieval
UK /ˌmɛd.iˈiː.vəl/ · US /mɪdˈi.vəl/ adjective, noun
Forms medievals mediaeval mediæval
- adjective Of or relating to the Middle Ages, the period from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.
- adjective Archaic.
- adjective Brutal.
- noun Someone living in the Middle Ages.
- noun A medieval example (of something aforementioned or understood from context). “Thank God for modern remedies: the medievals were often useless or even harmful.”
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Etymology
From French médiéval (“medieval”), from Latin medium (“middle”) + aevum (“age”).
Webster’s 1913
- Same as Medi, Medi, etc.
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “medieval”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details