English Explanatory Dictionary

brocard

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈbɹəʊkəd/ /ˈbɹəʊkɑːd/ /ˈbɹoʊkɚd/ /ˈbɹoʊkɑrd/ en-us-brocard-1.ogg en-us-brocard-2.ogg

Word forms

brocard brocards

Etymology

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

Derived words

brocardic Brocard axis Brocard circle Brocard point Brocard triangle Brocard's conjecture Brocard's problem
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