MEDIEVAL


Meaning of MEDIEVAL in English

I. adjective

or mediae·val |mēdē|ēvəl, |med-, |mid-; (ˈ)mē|dēvəl, (ˈ)mi|d-, (ˈ)me|d-, məˈd-

Etymology: medi- + Latin aevum age + English -al; after New Latin Medium Aevum middle ages (the period of European history extending roughly from about A.D. 500 to about 1500) — more at aye

1. : of, relating to, or typical or suggestive of the middle ages or their art, literature, or institutions

watches her daughter fulfill the medieval rites of the coronation — Marjorie Earl

the town has drowsily gone its medieval way — Richard Joseph

— compare ancient , modern

2. : antiquated , outmoded

displayed a medieval carburetor — Nigel Dennis

• medie·val·ly -vəlē, -li adverb

II. noun

or mediaeval “

( -s )

: a person belonging to medieval times — usually used in plural

the short shrift given the medievals is perhaps due to the desire to save space — H.R.Finch

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.