Both Uses of
medieval
in
The Idiot
- On a sheet of thick writing-paper the prince had written in medieval characters the legend: "The gentle Abbot Pafnute signed this."†
Chpt 1.3 *
- I think the poet desired to embody in this one picture the whole spirit of medieval chivalry and the platonic love of a pure and high-souled knight.†
Chpt 2.6
Definition:
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(medieval) relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages
(European history from about 5th to the 16th centuries that is often thought of as a time of instability, superstition, plagues, feudal lords, and knighthood)editor's notes: The Middle Ages began with the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, and was followed by the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery.