The medieval Latin term 'universitas' had the more general meaning of a guild.

Adobo takes its name from the medieval term "adobar," literally "to ennoble."

More precisely, however, this word is the direct ancestor of the medieval and modern architectural term, ayvan/aywan.

In medieval terms, there is a life of action and a life of contemplation, two separate lives.

Bezant is a medieval term for a gold coin from the Byzantine Empire.

The local word 'shaw' derives from a medieval term for woodland which was usually managed as coppice.

The 12th to 14th centuries fall under the term High medieval, while the 15th century is often termed Late medieval.

It is believed that the medieval term has, by a process of syncreticism become synonymous with witchcraft.

One suggestion is that it is derived from the medieval term "Myne-deepes".

Its name was taken from a medieval French term for male dancers who performed in public, sometimes satirizing social customs, but only wearing masks.