mediaeval /ˌmɛd.iˈiː.vəl/adjective 4noun 2forms 3 adjective4 •Of or relating to the Middle Ages, the period from approximately 500 to 1500 AD. •Having characteristics associated with the Middle Ages in popular, modern cultural perception. •Brutal.Brute force can get you into any apartment if you want to get medieval about it. — 1969 •Archaic. noun2 •Someone living in the Middle Ages. •A medieval example (of something aforementioned or understood from context).Thank God for modern remedies: the medievals were often useless or even harmful. formsmediaevals · more mediaeval · most mediaeval