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medieval - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'medieval' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Medieval
- Alt. of Medievalist

Meaning of 'medieval' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . medieval [ a]
Meaning (1):
- relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages
Example in sentence:
  • Medieval scholars;
  • Medieval times
2 . medieval [ s]
Meaning (2):
- as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened
Example in sentence:
  • a medieval attitude toward dating
Meaning (3):
- characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages
Example in sentence:
  • chivalric rites;
  • the knightly years