brocard/ˈbɹəʊkəd/EtymologyFrom French brocard, cognate with Medieval Latin brocarda, brocardicorum opus, a collection of canonical laws written by the bishop Burchard of Worms.nameA surname.nounA legal principle usually expressed in Latin, traditionally used to concisely express a wider legal concept or rule.“The other question was as to the proper legal meaning of the brocard, “heres heredis mei est heres meus.””