mediaeval Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages
    medieval.
    • Medieval scholars
    • Medieval times
  2. adjective satellite as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened
    gothic; medieval.
    • a medieval attitude toward dating

WordNet

Me`di*æ"val adjective (Also<
  • Mediaeval
  • Mediæval
)
Etymology
L. medius middle + aevum age. See Middle, and Age.
Definitions
  1. Of or relating to the Middle Ages; as, mediæval architecture. Written also medieval.

Webster 1913