Bocardo
Pronunciation : Bo*car"do
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [A mnemonic word.]
Definition : 1. (Logic)
Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913