bocardo

Speech parts

1. bocardo - Noun

2. Bocardo - Proper noun

Meaning

A form of syllogism of which the first and third propositions are particular negatives, and the middle term a universal affirmative.

A prison; -- originally the name of the old north gate in Oxford, which was used as a prison.

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Examples

Cranmer remained isolated in Bocardo prison for seventeen months before the trial started on 12 September 1555. Source: Internet

On 14 February 1556, he was degraded from holy orders and returned to Bocardo. Source: Internet

It was now time to deal with the religious leaders of the reformation and so on 8 March 1554 the Privy Council ordered Cranmer, Ridley, and Latimer to be transferred to Bocardo prison in Oxford to await a second trial for heresy. Source: Internet

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