medieval
adjective /ˌmediˈiːvl/
/ˌmediˈiːvl/, /ˌmiːdˈiːvl/
(also mediaeval)
[usually before noun]- connected with the Middle Ages (about AD 1000 to AD 1450)
- medieval architecture/castles/manuscripts
- the literature of the late medieval period
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMedieval is used with these nouns:- archaeology
- architecture
- art
- …
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from modern Latin medium aevum ‘middle age’ + -al.