relating to the Middle Ages, the historical period in Europe from about AD 500 to about AD 1500.
The museum has an exhibit on medieval art.
He loves reading about medieval knights.
✦ From post-classical Latin medievālis, from Latin medium aevum (literally ‘middle age’).
(informal, disapproving) extremely old-fashioned or outdated.
Their ideas on technology are so medieval.
Don't be so medieval, use email!
