B2adjectivehistory
US/ˌmed.iˈiː.vəl/
UK/ˌmed.iˈiː.vəl/
connected with the period in European history between about the years 500 and 1500
In context
The town still has its medieval walls and narrow stone streets.
Medieval kings often traveled with hundreds of servants.
Working conditions in the factory were almost medieval.
Words that go with medieval
adjective + noun
- medieval periodFew books survived from the early medieval period.
- medieval castleWe spent the afternoon exploring a medieval castle.
- medieval timesIn medieval times, most people never traveled far from home.
- medieval historyShe teaches medieval history at the university.
- medieval EuropeTrade fairs were common in medieval Europe.