mediaeval
/ˌmɛdiˈiːvəl/
adjective
- Relating to the Middle Ages (approximately 5th to 15th century).
- The museum displayed a collection of mediaeval armor and weapons.
- The castle had a mediaeval design with thick stone walls and a drawbridge.
- She studied mediaeval history at university, focusing on knights and kings.
- Very old-fashioned or primitive; not modern.
- The plumbing in the old building was mediaeval, constantly breaking down.
- The company's mediaeval hiring practices shocked the new manager.
- His views on education are positively mediaeval, rejecting all technology.
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noun
- A person who lived in the Middle Ages.
- The historian wrote a book about the daily life of a mediaeval.
- The exhibit showed how mediaevals farmed without modern machinery.
- In the novel, a modern teenager travels back in time and meets a mediaeval.