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medieval | escheator |

As an adjective medieval

is medieval (of or relating to the middle ages).

As a noun escheator is

(england and wales law) a royal officer in medieval and early modern england, responsible for taking escheats from deceased subjects.

medieval

English

Alternative forms

* mediaeval, (used for archaizing effect although non-contemporary), medireview (autocorrected misspelling)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or relating to the Middle Ages, the period from about 500 to about 1500.
  • Having characteristics associated with the Middle Ages.
  • Archaic.
  • Brutal.
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    • Derived terms

    * medievaldom * medievalism * medievalist * medievalize * medireview

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone living in the Middle Ages.
  • A medieval example (of something aforementioned or understood from context).
  • * Thank God for modern remedies, the medievals were often useless or even harmful.

    • escheator

    English

    Noun

    (escheat) (en noun)
  • (England and Wales law) A royal officer in medieval and early modern England, responsible for taking escheats from deceased subjects.

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "escheator")

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