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