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Added 9 October 2026

medieval

/ˌmɛd.iˈiː.vəl/ adjective

In Latin: mediaevalis Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about medieval at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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: Archaic. Brutal.
Archaic.

noun

Someone living in the Middle Ages.
A medieval example (of something aforementioned or understood from context).
Thank God for modern remedies: the medievals were often useless or even harmful.

Origin

From French médiéval (“medieval”), from Latin medium (“middle”) + aevum (“age”).

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