mediaeval
Knights and castles
Mediaeval is a chiefly British spelling of medieval, referring to the Middle Ages—roughly the 5th through 15th centuries in European history.
The spelling reflects the word's Latin roots more directly than the American medieval.
Both forms describe the era or its characteristics: mediaeval architecture, mediaeval customs.
Europe's feudal millennium
- Dark AgesPost-Roman European decline
- CrusadesMedieval wars for Jerusalem
- ByzantineOf Constantinople's civilization
- VikingsMedieval Scandinavian seafarers
Saxons · Normans · Black Death · plague · guilds · monasteries · pilgrimage · Charlemagne
Honorary title of nobility
- gallantryCourage, especially in combat
- valorCourage in danger
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- joustingMounted knightly combat sport
tournament · heraldry · squire · quest · paladins · Arthurian · lance · steed
Fortified medieval residence
- cathedralBishop's principal church
- abbeyMonastic house of worship
- fortressHeavily defended military structure
- keepRetain or fortified tower
turret · buttress · moat · drawbridge · portcullis · cloister · dungeon · nave
Higher education institution
- AquinasScholastic philosopher-theologian surname
- AristotelianOf ancient systematic philosophy
- dialecticLogical argument through opposition
- logicScience of valid reasoning
theology · philosophy · disputation · trivium · summa · monastic · rhetoric · grammar
Landed aristocratic residence
- serfdomFeudal bound labor
- vassalLand-holding sworn subordinate
- liegeFeudal superior or subject
- fiefGranted feudal estate
suzerain · fealty · homage · lord · peasant · serf · villein · demesne
Provision of light
- parchmentTreated hide for manuscripts
- vellumPrepared calfskin for writing
- scriptoriumMonastery manuscript workshop
- scribeManual document copier
quill · palimpsest · folio · bestiary · chronicle · hagiography · psalter · herbal
Middle Ages
Europe's feudal millennium
- Dark AgesPost-Roman European decline
- CrusadesMedieval wars for Jerusalem
- ByzantineOf Constantinople's civilization
Vikings · Saxons · Normans · Black Death · plague · guilds · monasteries · pilgrimage · Charlemagne · alchemy
knighthood
Honorary title of nobility
jousting · tournament · heraldry · squire · quest · paladins · Arthurian · lance · steed · chainmail
castle
Fortified medieval residence
- cathedralBishop's principal church
- abbeyMonastic house of worship
- fortressHeavily defended military structure
keep · turret · buttress · moat · drawbridge · portcullis · cloister · dungeon · nave · apse
university
Higher education institution
- AquinasScholastic philosopher-theologian surname
- AristotelianOf ancient systematic philosophy
- dialecticLogical argument through opposition
logic · theology · philosophy · disputation · trivium · summa · monastic · rhetoric · grammar · Scholasticism
manor
Landed aristocratic residence
fief · suzerain · fealty · homage · lord · peasant · serf · villein · demesne · tithe
illumination
Provision of light
- parchmentTreated hide for manuscripts
- vellumPrepared calfskin for writing
- scriptoriumMonastery manuscript workshop
scribe · quill · palimpsest · folio · bestiary · chronicle · hagiography · psalter · herbal · calligraphy
tapestry
Decorative woven wall cloth
embroidery · arras · motif · banner · vestment · damask · needlework · Bayeux · coif · tabard
mediaevalmodern
Of recent times
contemporary · present-day · twenty-first century · futuristic · current
mediaevalmodern
Of recent times
advanced · progressive · cutting-edge · state-of-the-art · futuristic
mediaevalenlightened
Possessing profound insight
progressive · modern · liberal · rational · scientific