medieval
me·die·val
adjective
1.
2.
as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened
- “a medieval attitude toward dating”
3.
characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages
- “chivalric rites”
- “the knightly years”
Origin
From French médiéval (“medieval”), from Latin medium (“middle”) + aevum (“age”).
Phrases
- get medieval
- Medieval Climate Anomaly
- Medieval Climate Optimum
- medieval embroidery
- medieval guipure
- Medieval Latin
- medieval literature
- medieval studies
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