- 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
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 ● Aug. 6, 2022
He is like a latterday intellectual, a Christopher Hitchens perhaps, transposed to a mediaeval era; the most modern-minded character in the show, and as such among the most relatable.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 10, 2019
“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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