brocardo

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

brocardo m (plural brocardi)

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