medieval

Meaning

Adj

1. Of or relating to the Middle Ages, the period from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.
2. Having characteristics associated with the Middle Ages in popular, modern cultural perception:
3. Having characteristics associated with the Middle Ages in popular, modern cultural perception:

Noun

1. Someone living in the Middle Ages.
2. A medieval example (of something aforementioned or understood from context).

Synonyms

mediaeval

knightly

gothic

chivalric

old-fashioned

prehistoric

mediæval

mediaeval

dated

heroic

middle age

Translations

médiéval

medieval

mittelalterlich

medievale

medieval

μεσαιωνικός

middeleeuws

medieval

medioevale

moyenâgeux

mediaevalis

mediëvaal

ortaçağa ait

du moyen âge

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌmɛd.i.ˈiː.vəl/

Etymology

From French médiéval (“medieval”), from Latin medium (“middle”) + aevum (“age”).

Sentences

During the medieval period it became a centre for the wool trade .

Located high above the village of Septfontaines, the medieval castle is now privately owned .