medieval en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌmɛd.iˈiː.vəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (General-American) audio
- /ˌmiː.diˈiː.vəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /mɪdˈi.vəl/ (General-American)
- /ˌmɛˈdi.vəl/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /mɪdˈiː.vəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From French médiéval (“medieval”), from Latin medium (“middle”) + aevum (“age”).
Meanings
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Of or relating to the Middle Ages, the period from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.
The book significantly extends on Rosenstein’s monumental 1990 work, “The Unbroken Chain,” which focused on the genealogies of the major Ashkenazi rabbinic dynasties from medieval times to the present.
2004 October 24, Bill Gladstone, “The oldest family in the world”, in Jewish Telegraphic Agency:
- Having characteristics associated with the Middle Ages in popular, modern cultural perception: ▸ Archaic.
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Having characteristics associated with the Middle Ages in popular, modern cultural perception: ▸ Brutal.
Brute force can get you into any apartment if you want to get medieval about it.
1969 March 24, New York Magazine, page 58:"Oh, what a nifty idea," Collins said dryly. "Get a bunch of angry brothers with a blowtorch and some pliers and get medieval on his ass."
2003, Robert Ludlum, The Janson Directive, page 579:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mediaeval | Commonwealth, alternative | lexicographic | |
| more medieval | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| mediæval | alternative, archaic | lexicographic | |
| most medieval | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
medieval literature · post-medieval · get medieval · medievality · medieval studies · Medieval Latin · medieval synthesis · Medieval Climate Anomaly · medievalesque · Medieval Warm Period · medieval embroidery · medievistics · medievaldom · medievalish · premedieval · medievalist · medievalistic · medievalistics · medievalness · medieval guipure · medievaloid · antimedieval · medievalism · postmedieval · neomedieval · Medieval Climate Optimum · unmedieval · medievally · nonmedieval · pseudomedieval · medievalize · medireview
Translations (67)
sk stredoveký (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · tl medyebal (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · sl srednjeveški (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · fr médiéval (having characteristics associated with the Middle Ages) · et keskaeg (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · he בֵּינַיְמִי (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · pl średniowieczny (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · cs středověký (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · de mittelalterlich (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · mr मध्ययुगीन (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · nl (mediaevaal) mediëvaal (having characteristics associated with the Middle Ages) · nl (mediaevaal) mediëvaal (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · nb middelaldersk (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · vi trung cổ (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · sv medeltida (having characteristics associated with the Middle Ages) · bg средновеко́вен (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · da middelalderlig (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · de mittelalterlich (having characteristics associated with the Middle Ages) · ca medieval (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · gl medieval (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · ru средневеко́вый (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · ro medieval (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · sh средњовјѐко̄внӣ (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · an meyebal (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · hy միջնադարյան (having characteristics associated with the Middle Ages) · sh srednjovèkōvnī (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · be сярэдневяко́вы (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · hy միջնադարյան (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · br krennamzerel (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · nl middeleeuws (having characteristics associated with the Middle Ages) · hu középkori (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · nl middeleeuws (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · it medievale (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · fi keskiaikainen (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · el μεσαιωνικός (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · ru средневеко́вый (having characteristics associated with the Middle Ages) · ko 중세의 (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · nb middelalderlig (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · cmn 中世紀的 /中世纪的 (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · ja 中世の (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · sh srednjovjèkōvnī (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · tg асримиёнагӣ (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · fy midsiuwsk (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · sh средњовѐко̄внӣ (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · ga meánaoiseach (having characteristics associated with the Middle Ages) · es medieval (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · mk средновековен (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · fi keskiaikainen (having characteristics associated with the Middle Ages) · oc medieval (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · ga meánaoiseach (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · hu középkorias (having characteristics associated with the Middle Ages) · ast medieval (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · cy canoloesol (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · sv medeltida (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · ba урта быуат (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · io mezepoka (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · el μεσαιωνικός (having characteristics associated with the Middle Ages) · pt medieval (having characteristics associated with the Middle Ages) · da middelalderlig (having characteristics associated with the Middle Ages) · fr médiéval (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · kk ортағасырлық (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · gl medieval (having characteristics associated with the Middle Ages) · la mediaevalis (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · uk середньові́чний (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · pt medieval (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · eo mezepoka (of or relating to the Middle Ages) · fr moyenâgeux (having characteristics associated with the Middle Ages)