pseudomedieval

pseudomedieval

English

Etymology

pseudo- +‎ medieval

Adjective

pseudomedieval (comparative more pseudomedieval, superlative most pseudomedieval)

1. Seemingly, but not actually, medieval; resembling the Middle Ages, or something from that era.
   • 1969, John D. Bergamini, The Tragic Dynasty: A History of the Romanovs, G. P. Putnam's Sons (1969), page 321:

     This pseudomedieval Grand Kremlin Palace may be the most apt symbol of a regime that was trying to go backward all the while it was going forward.

   • 1992, Bruce Sterling, The Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on the Electronic Frontier, Bantam Books (1992), →ISBN, page 112:

     The fantasy worlds of simulation gaming are commonly pseudomedieval, involving swords and sorcery — spell-casting wizards, knights in armor, unicorns and dragons, demons and goblins.

   • 1996, David H. Richter, The Progress of Romance: Literary Historiography and the Gothic Novel, Ohio State University Press (1996), →ISBN, page 68:

     Indeed, the national enthusiasm for matters medieval outran the ability to unearth the genuine article, and as a result manufacturing pseudomedieval texts became a cottage industry of the 1760s.

   • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:pseudomedieval.