mediaeval
[mee-dee-
ee
-v
uh
l, med-ee-, mid-ee-, mid-
ee
-v
uh
l]
/ˌmi diˈi vəl, ˌmɛd i-, ˌmɪd i-, mɪdˈi vəl/
adjective
1.
medieval
.
Related forms
antimediaeval,
adjective
antimediaevally,
adverb
postmediaeval,
adjective
pseudomediaeval,
adjective
quasi-mediaeval,
adjective
unmediaeval,
adjective
Examples from the web for
mediaeval
Everything must come to an end at last, and even a
mediaeval
repast is no exception to this rule.
He then showed how this affected and was affected by
mediaeval
geography.
British Dictionary definitions for
mediaeval
mediaeval
/
ˌmɛdɪˈiːv
ə
l
/
adjective
1.
a variant spelling of
medieval
medieval
/
ˌmɛdɪˈiːv
ə
l
/
adjective
1.
of, relating to, or in the style of the Middle Ages
2.
(
informal
) old-fashioned; primitive
Derived Forms
medievally,
mediaevally,
adverb
Word Origin
C19: from New Latin
medium aevum
the middle age. See
medium
,
age
Word Origin and History for
mediaeval
see
medieval
.