brocard

Meaning

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

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbɹəʊkəd/
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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