- a variation of medieval.
mediaeval
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Helpfully, Naismith had "a powerhouse of early mediaeval numismatic research" on his doorstep: The Fitzwilliam Museum.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 8, 2024
Suddenly a country usually lauded as a pluralistic Muslim democracy finds itself being accused of mediaeval moral meddling.
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2022
The part frequented by tourists is called the Valley of Castles, where some rocks are shaped like the towers of a mediaeval fortress.
From Reuters ● Jun. 17, 2016
“The glamorous vast multiplicity, all made up of differences, mediaeval, romantic differences,” D. H. Lawrence wrote, in “Mr. Noon,” his semi-fictional account of crossing the Alps with Frieda Weekley after their elopement.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 11, 2016
I remember all those mediaeval paintings, the hand raised, open to show there is no weapon: Go in peace.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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