Home›Browse›E›early middle agesearly middle agesOur editors are putting together more complete content — check back in about 20 minutesearly middle agesearly middle ages — nounnoun1. the period of European history from about 500 to 1000 AD1.nounDefinitionthe period of European history from about 500 to 1000 ADExampleThe early middle ages saw the rise of feudalism.