Definition of Brocard

1. n. An elementary principle or maximum; a short, proverbial rule, in law, ethics, or metaphysics.

Definition of Brocard

1. Noun. (legal) A legal principle usually expressed in Latin, traditionally used to concisely express a wider legal concept or rule. ¹

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Definition of Brocard

1. an elementary law [n -S]

Medical Definition of Brocard

1. An elementary principle or maximum; a short, proverbial rule, in law, ethics, or metaphysics. "The legal brocard, "Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus," is a rule not more applicable to other witness than to consciousness." (Sir W. Hamilton) Origin: Perh. Fr. Brocardica, Brocardicorum opus, a collection of ecclesiastical canons by Burkhard, Bishop of Worms, called, by the Italians and French, Brocard. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Brocard

broadwise
broasted
brob
brobbed
brobbing
brobdingnagians
brobs
brocade
brocaded
brocadelike
brocades
brocading
brocadings
brocage
brocages
brocard (current term)
brocards
brocatel
brocatelle
brocatelles
brocatello
brocatellos
brocatels
brocciu
broccoflower
broccoli
broccoli raab
broccoli rabe
broccolilike
broccolini

Literary usage of Brocard

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Mathematical Questions and Solutions by W. J. C. Miller (1891)
"If nD, tiE, nF be the perpendiculars from a brocard-point on the sides of a triangle, prove that the area of the brocard ellipse is ir {^R nD . nE . nF}*. ..."

2. Elementary Synthetic Geometry by George Bruce Halsted (1892)
"This p't fl is called the positive brocard p't. Its isogonal conjugate, the negative brocard p't fl', is given by substi- tuting negative for positive in ..."

3. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Louisiana by Louisiana Supreme Court (1868)
"ARTHUR brocard AND MRS. DELPEUCH. 20 117 447 117 T*rl There is no authority ... Plaintiff deposited with Arthur brocard, a notary, a check for that amount, ..."

4. A Treatise on the Analytical Geometry of the Point, Line, Circle, and Conic by John Casey (1893)
"Prove that the brocard angle (w) satisfies the equation sin A cos (A + <£) + sin B ... If two planes be inclined at a given angle, the brocard angle of the ..."

5. A Sequel to the First Six Books of the Elements of Euclid: Containing an by John Casey (1888)
"The points of concurrence are called the brocard points of the system, and DEF. vu.—The base angles of the equiangular triangles ..."

6. An Elementary Treatise on Modern Pure Geometry by Robert Lachlan (1893)
"Ex. 7. Show that the centre of Taylor's circle is the in-centre of the triangle formed by the middle points of the triangle DEF. The brocard circle. 134. ..."

7. Sporting Magazine edited by [Anonymus AC02751662] (1829)
"Mr. Appleyard's bf brocard, 3 yrs old,6st.lUb 2 2 Mr. Sadler's br. g. Jocko, 5 yrs old, 8st.31b 3 dr. HANDICAP STAKES of five SOTS, each, two ft. with 25 ..."

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