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
brocardo m (plural brocardi)
- an ancient legal maxim (or saying), concise and clear, mostly of latin tradition, for example: lex dura, sed lex
