Medieval

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Medieval \Me`di*e"val\, Medievalism \Me`di*e"val*ism\,
  Medievalist \Me`di*e"val*ist\ .
     Same as {Mediaeval}, {Mediaevalism}, etc.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Mediaeval \Me`di*ae"val\ (m[=e]`d[i^]*[=e]"val; 277), a. [L.
     medius middle + aevum age. See {Middle}, and {Age}.]
     Of or relating to the Middle Ages; as, mediaeval
     architecture. [Written also {medieval}.]
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  medieval
       adj 1: relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages; "Medieval
              scholars"; "Medieval times" [syn: {mediaeval}]
       2: as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and
          unenlightened; "a medieval attitude toward dating" [syn: {mediaeval},
           {gothic}]
       3: characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the
          Middle Ages; "chivalric rites"; "the knightly years" [syn:
           {chivalric}, {knightly}]