me·di·eval in BRIT, also use mediaeval Something that is medieval relates to or was made in the period of European history between the end of the Roman Empire in 476 AD and about 1500 AD. a medieval castle. the medieval chroniclers
as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened; "a medieval attitude toward dating" relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages; "Medieval scholars"; "Medieval times
the historical period from roughly the 5th to 14th century, a time when the church was in control of society Once labeled the "Dark Ages," it is now recognized that much innovation occurred during this period without stifling Europe in the way many older writers had pictured