medieval

medieval
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. feudal, knightly, courtly; antiquated, old-fashioned, outdated, quaint. See oldness.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. pertaining to the Middle Ages, feudal, antiquated, ancient; see old 3 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
of the Middle Ages, of the Dark Ages, Gothic, feudal, archaic.
ANT.: modern
WORD FIND
• catapult: mangonel, trebuchet
• chemistry: alchemy
• duty and loyalty owed to lord by vassal: fealty
• garden, villager’s: croft
• land grant made by lord in exchange for services: fief
• land unit of eighteen to thirty-two acres supporting peasant: virgate
• lord’s tenant pledging military service: vassal
• manager of lord’s manor: bailiff
• musical instrument: lute, lyre, rebec
• peasant: serf, villein
• political and social system: feudalism
• singer: minstrel, troubador
• sport: tilting, jousting
• tax paid to a lord: tallage
• town, village: bourg
• tunic: gipon, jupon
• yard: toft
see castle

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