Brocard

//ˈbɹoʊkɚd// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A legal principle usually expressed in Latin, traditionally used to concisely express a wider legal concept or rule.

    "The other question was as to the proper legal meaning of the brocard, “heres heredis mei est heres meus.”"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

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aphorismapothegmaxiomdictatedictumformula

Example

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"The other question was as to the proper legal meaning of the brocard, “heres heredis mei est heres meus.”"

Etymology

From French brocard, cognate with Medieval Latin brocarda, brocardicorum opus, a collection of canonical laws written by the bishop Burchard of Worms.

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Brocard axisBrocard circleBrocard pointBrocard triangleBrocard's conjectureBrocard's problem

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