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brocard
noun
bro·card
\(ˈ)brō¦kärd, ˈbräkərd, ˈbrōkərd\
Definition of brocard
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: an elementary principle or maxim : a short proverbial rule (as in law, ethics, or metaphysics)
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Origin and Etymology of brocard
French, from Medieval Latin brocardum, irregular from Burchardus Burchard †1025 German bishop who compiled a book of ecclesiastical canons
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