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brocard

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈbɹəʊkəd/
  • UK: /ˈbɹəʊkɑːd/
  • US: /ˈbɹoʊkɚd/
  • US: /ˈbɹoʊkɑrd/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • homophone: brokered

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From French brocard, cognate with Medieval Latin brocarda, brocardicorum opus, a collection of canonical laws written by the bishop Burchard of Worms.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: brocard — A legal principle usually expressed in Latin
  • German: Rechtssprichwort — A legal principle usually expressed in Latin