Associations to the word «Burgrave»

Wiktionary

BURGRAVE, noun. (German) (historical) The military governor of a German town or castle in the Middle Ages; a nobleman of the same status.

Dictionary definition

BURGRAVE, noun. A nobleman ruling a German castle and surrounding grounds by hereditary right.
BURGRAVE, noun. The military governor of a German town in the 12th and 13th centuries.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras