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| antiquity |
ancient times, esp. prior to the Middle Ages. [1/4 definitions] |
| coat of mail |
a protective garment made of interlinked rings or overlapping plates of metal, worn in the Middle Ages. |
| crusade |
any military action in the European Middle Ages that the pope declared to be a holy war. [1/4 definitions] |
| Dark Ages |
the Middle Ages, esp. from about 476 A.D. to the end of the tenth century, so called because of intellectual, cultural, and social decline and stagnation. |
| feudal |
of, related to, or similar to the Middle Ages, when feudalism was common in Europe. [1/2 definitions] |
| feudalism |
a system of economic and political organization, as in Europe in the Middle Ages, in which landholding lords granted lands to vassals in return for service and homage. |
| freelance |
(usu. written " free lance") in the Middle Ages, a mercenary soldier. [1/6 definitions] |
| Freemason |
in the Middle Ages, a highly skilled itinerant stonemason not bound to local guilds, and hence often a member of a mutual aid society that provided for the families of dead or disabled masons. [1/2 definitions] |
| gaberdine |
a long, loose, coarsely woven coat worn by Jewish men in the Middle Ages. [1/2 definitions] |
| goliard |
one of the wandering students of the late Middle Ages who composed satirical Latin verses and songs; jester. |
| gorget |
a wimple worn by women during the Middle Ages to cover the neck and shoulders. [1/4 definitions] |
| Greek fire |
an incendiary material used in warfare by Byzantine Greeks in the Middle Ages. |
| hauberk |
a tunic of chain mail, reaching to the knees and worn for protection in battle in the Middle Ages. |
| jester |
in the European Middle Ages, someone hired, esp. by a noble, to tell jokes and, often, to make fun of court life. [1/2 definitions] |
| kirtle |
a long loose skirt or gown worn by women in the Middle Ages. |
| mace1 |
a heavy, spiked club of the Middle Ages used against armored opponents. [1/2 definitions] |
| medieval |
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Middle Ages. |
| Medieval Greek |
the form of the Greek language used in the Middle Ages. |
| medievalism |
the academic study of the Middle Ages. [1/3 definitions] |
| Medieval Latin |
the form of the Latin language used in the Middle Ages. |
| minnesinger |
a German lyric poet or troubadour of the late Middle Ages. |
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