medieval

Meanings

Adjective

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

Noun

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

Origin

• From French médiéval ("medieval"), from Latin medium ("middle") + aevum.