adj. (also mediaeval)
1. of, or in the style of, the Middle Ages.
2 colloq. old-fashioned, archaic.
Phrases and idioms:
medieval history the history of the 5th-15th c. medieval Latin Latin of about AD 600-1500.
Derivatives:
medievalism n. medievalist n. medievalize v.tr. & intr. (also -ise). medievally adv.
Etymology: mod.L medium aevum f. L medius middle + aevum age