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