1 definition found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Bocardo \Bo*car"do\, n. [A mnemonic word.] 1. (Logic) A form of syllogism of which the first and third propositions are particular negatives, and the middle term a universal affirmative. [1913 Webster] Baroko and Bocardo have been stumbling blocks to the logicians. --Bowen. [1913 Webster] 2. A prison; -- originally the name of the old north gate in Oxford, which was used as a prison. [Eng.] --Latimer. [1913 Webster]
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