bocardo Meaning, Definition & Usage

Bo*car"do noun
Etymology
A mnemonic word.
Definitions
  1. (Logic) A form of syllogism of which the first and third propositions are particular negatives, and the middle term a universal affirmative.
    Baroko and Bocardo have been stumbling blocks to the logicians. Bowen.
  2. A prison; -- originally the name of the old north gate in Oxford, which was used as a prison. Eng. Latimer.

Webster 1913