Main Entry: ¹me·di·e·val

Variant(s): also me·di·ae·val \ˌmē-ˈdē-vəl, mi-, ˌme-, -dē-ˈē-vəl\

Function: adjective

Etymology: New Latin medium aevum Middle Ages

Date: 1827

1 : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Middle Ages
2 : having a quality (as cruelty) associated with the Middle Ages
3 : extremely outmoded or antiquated

— me·di·e·val·ly adverb