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# medieval

adjective (medieval)

«medieval» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Medieval means from or about the Middle Ages, the long period in European history after the Roman times and before the modern age. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medieval/#m1)
2. Informally, medieval means very old-fashioned or cruel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medieval/#m2)

### In the lessons

In history lessons, medieval times include castles, knights, kings, peasants, monks, the feudal system and the Black Death. In stories, medieval settings have swords, armour and dragons. Phrases: "medieval castle", "medieval times", "medieval knight".

### Examples

- We visited a medieval castle with a moat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medieval/#x1)
- Medieval knights wore heavy armour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medieval/#x2)
- Life in medieval villages was hard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medieval/#x3)
- The town still has its medieval walls. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medieval/#x4)
- Monks copied books by hand in medieval times. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medieval/#x5)
- Our class held a medieval banquet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medieval/#x6)
- Their rules are positively medieval! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medieval/#x7)

### Note

Also spelled mediaeval (older British). Pronounced med-ee-EE-val. Myth: most medieval people did not think the Earth was flat.

## In Jewish tradition

In history lessons, medieval times include castles, knights, kings, peasants, monks, the feudal system and the Black Death. In stories, medieval settings have swords, armour and dragons. Phrases: "medieval castle", "medieval times", "medieval knight".

### Note

Also spelled mediaeval (older British). Pronounced med-ee-EE-val. Myth: most medieval people did not think the Earth was flat.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «medieval» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medieval/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«medieval» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/medieval.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «medieval» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/medieval/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«medieval» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/medieval.html) on Mova free.