1. bocardo - Noun
2. Bocardo - Proper noun
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.
Source: Webster's dictionaryCranmer 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