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Bocardo
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A prison; - originally the name of the old north gate in Oxford, which was used as a prison.
(2):
(n.) A form of syllogism of which the first and third propositions are particular negatives, and the middle term a universal affirmative.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Bocardo'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/b/bocardo.html. 1828.