mediaeval

American  

[mee-dee-ee-vuhl, med-ee-, mid-ee-, mid-ee-vuhl] / ˌmi diˈi vəl, ˌmɛd i-, ˌmɪd i-, mɪdˈi vəl /

adjective

1. medieval.

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mediaeval British  

/ ˌmɛdɪˈiːvəl /

adjective

1. a variant spelling of medieval

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Other Word Forms

• antimediaeval adjective
• antimediaevally adverb
• postmediaeval adjective
• pseudomediaeval adjective
• quasi-mediaeval adjective
• unmediaeval adjective

Example Sentences

He continued: "It's well preserved and it really does feel like not much has changed... You could almost imagine you're here in mediaeval times, perhaps hearing of this young upcoming playwright called William something-or-other."

From BBC

Many buildings in Herat city were relatively unaffected, but the mediaeval minarets of its famous mosques sustained some damage, photographs on social media showed.

From Reuters

The mediaeval minarets of Herat sustained some damage, photographs on social media showed, with cracks visible and tiles fallen off.

From Reuters

"This is an incredible patrimony of history, art and medicine," said Luca Pesante, one of the curators of the exhibit, which also includes mediaeval floor tiles and decorative plates, some made from designs by Raphael.

From Reuters

It had to be measured with utter precision in order to slot into the corners of the mediaeval masonry where the original architects had put their first roof frame 900 years ago.

From BBC