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

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

Suddenly a country usually lauded as a pluralistic Muslim democracy finds itself being accused of mediaeval moral meddling.

From BBC

A 15th Century Scottish chronicle, described by the National Library of Scotland as "probably the most important mediaeval account of early Scottish history", says Egypt gave rise to the Scottish nation.

From BBC

But that failure by Russia to secure a rapid capture of the city, has prompted Russian commanders to resort to a 21st Century version of mediaeval siege tactics.

From BBC

Serb Orthodox leaders long protested works to greatly widen a road brushing the 14th Century Visoki Decani Monastery - one of Kosovo’s top mediaeval Serbian monuments.

From Washington Times