medieval

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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

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]

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