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(mēˊdĭ-ē′val; 277)

Adj.

[L.

medius

middle +

aevum

age. See

, and

Of or relating to the Middle Ages;

as,

mediaeval

architecture

[Written also

medieval

See also: mediæval

mediaeval ‎(comparative more mediaeval, superlative most mediaeval)

An older spelling, still sometimes, but less commonly, used in scholarly publications.

medieval — see medieval

mediaeval ‎(plural mediaevals)