mediaeval adj 1: relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages; "Medieval scholars"; "Medieval times" [syn: {medieval}, {mediaeval}] 2: as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened; "a medieval attitude toward dating" [syn: {medieval}, {mediaeval}, {gothic}]
Mediaeval \Me`di*ae"val\ (m[=e]`d[i^]*[=e]"val; 277), a. [L. medius middle + aevum age. See {Middle}, and {Age}.] Of or relating to the Middle Ages; as, mediaeval architecture. [Written also {medieval}.] [1913 Webster]