Associations to the word «Hildebrand»

Wiktionary

HILDEBRAND, proper noun. A German surname​.
HILDEBRAND RULES, noun. (legal) The unofficial acceptance of the use of one's spouse's private documents in court during a divorce.

Dictionary definition

HILDEBRAND, noun. The Italian pope who fought to establish the supremacy of the pope over the Roman Catholic Church and the supremacy of the church over the state (1020-1085).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats