brocardo

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Italian

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Etymology

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Probably from the name of canon lawyer Burchardus, also known as Brocardo in Italian.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /broˈkar.do/
  • Rhymes: -ardo
  • Hyphenation: bro‧càr‧do

Noun

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brocardo m (plural brocardi)

  1. an ancient legal maxim (or saying), concise and clear, mostly of latin tradition, for example: lex dura, sed lex