mediaeval
adjective/ˌmidiˈiːvəl/
Frequency rank: #16,035 most common English word
Meaning
Relating to the Middle Ages, roughly from the 5th to the 15th century.
Example sentence
The museum displayed suits of armour and other mediaeval weapons from the age of knights.
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