Relating to or characteristic of Geoffrey Chaucer, his works, writing style, or the medieval period in which he lived.
From Chaucer (14th-century English poet Geoffrey Chaucer) + -ian (suffix meaning 'relating to'). The suffix -ian creates adjectives from proper names of people, places, or time periods.
Chaucerian is fascinating because Chaucer's English (late 1300s) is the oldest English most people can still read with effort—his Canterbury Tales invented over 2,000 words still used today, making him English's greatest linguistic innovator!
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