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.
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.