medieval
Of knights' time
Medieval describes things from or characteristic of the Middle Ages—roughly the 5th to 15th centuries in European history.
A medieval castle, medieval warfare, medieval art.
Used figuratively, medieval suggests something primitive, brutal, or hopelessly outdated: The prison conditions were medieval.
His views on women are positively medieval.
Also spelled mediaeval in British English.
Protective combat covering
- joustMounted lance combat
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- squireKnight's noble assistant
- lanceLong thrusting weapon
sword · shield · chainmail · warhorse · crusader · longsword · broadsword · helmet
Defensive water ditch
- drawbridgeHinged castle entrance span
- keepRetain or fortified tower
- turretProtruding fortified structure
- baileyCastle's enclosed courtyard
portcullis · dungeon · battlements · fortifications · barbican · gatehouse · courtyard · great hall
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- illuminationProvision of light
- tapestryDecorative woven wall cloth
- minstrelTraveling performer of songs
- troubadourMedieval Provençal lyric poet
parchment · guilds · blacksmith · barter · alchemy · jousting · feast · banquet
Religious seclusion dwelling
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
- crusadesAggressive advocacy campaigns
- heresyBelief opposing official doctrine
- excommunicationFormal barring from sacraments
Inquisition · relic · indulgence · abbey · friar · monk · nun · bishop
Feudal superior or subject
- manorLanded aristocratic residence
- serfdomFeudal bound labor
- fiefdomFeudal territory under lord
- fealtyPledged devotion to authority
overlord · peasantry · suzerainty · homage · villein · demesne · tenure · tithe
Bishop's principal church
- flying buttressesExternal arched wall supports
- pointed archesSpans peaking at apex
- stained glassColored window art
- vaulted ceilingsArched overhead interior surfaces
gargoyle · tracery · rose window · nave · apse · clerestory · pinnacle · spire
High regard, moral dignity
- valorCourage in danger
- gallantryCourage, especially in combat
- courtesyRespectful, considerate behavior
- nobilityTitled ruling class
virtue · loyalty · prowess · heroism · fidelity · piety · gentility · knightly
Fatal epidemic disease
- bubonicOf groin-node swellings
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- fleasBiting insect parasites
rats · contagion · mortality · mass graves · flagellants · miasma · boils · physician
armor
Protective combat covering
- joustMounted lance combat
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- squireKnight's noble assistant
lance · sword · shield · chainmail · warhorse · crusader · longsword · broadsword · helmet · crest
moat
Defensive water ditch
- drawbridgeHinged castle entrance span
- keepRetain or fortified tower
- turretProtruding fortified structure
bailey · portcullis · dungeon · battlements · fortifications · barbican · gatehouse · courtyard · great hall · arrow slits
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Original text before publication
- illuminationProvision of light
- tapestryDecorative woven wall cloth
- minstrelTraveling performer of songs
troubadour · parchment · guilds · blacksmith · barter · alchemy · jousting · feast · banquet · lute
monastery
Religious seclusion dwelling
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
- crusadesAggressive advocacy campaigns
- heresyBelief opposing official doctrine
excommunication · Inquisition · relic · indulgence · abbey · friar · monk · nun · bishop · pope
liege
Feudal superior or subject
fealty · overlord · peasantry · suzerainty · homage · villein · demesne · tenure · tithe · levy
cathedral
Bishop's principal church
- flying buttressesExternal arched wall supports
- pointed archesSpans peaking at apex
- stained glassColored window art
vaulted ceilings · gargoyle · tracery · rose window · nave · apse · clerestory · pinnacle · spire · buttress
honor
High regard, moral dignity
- valorCourage in danger
- gallantryCourage, especially in combat
- courtesyRespectful, considerate behavior
nobility · virtue · loyalty · prowess · heroism · fidelity · piety · gentility · knightly · courtly
pestilence
Fatal epidemic disease
- bubonicOf groin-node swellings
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
fleas · rats · contagion · mortality · mass graves · flagellants · miasma · boils · physician · bloodletting
- fantasy/medievalknights, dragons, castles, swords, quests
- ancientantiquity, archaic, classical, Dark Ages, Bronze Age
- erasera, epoch, age, bronze age, period
- spellingscolour, color, favour, favor, honour
- vintagevintage, antique, retro, old-fashioned, nostalgic
- architectural stylesArt Nouveau, Baroque, Bauhaus, brutalist, Byzantine
medievalmodern
Of recent times
contemporary · present-day · current · ancient · classical
medievalmodern
Of recent times
advanced · progressive · up-to-date · state-of-the-art · cutting-edge
medievalenlightened
Possessing profound insight
civilized · humane · progressive · modern · tolerant
- medieval societyPre-modern European social structure
- medieval armorHistoric battle protection
- medieval folkloreTales from feudal times
- medieval peasant
- medieval knightsFeudal armored cavalry
- medieval castleFortified noble residence, Middle Ages
medievalism, medievalist, medievalists, medievals, medieval literature