MAXIM

maxim. Maxim, n. a general principal or rule, an axiom

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Max″im (?), n. [[F. maxime, L. maxima (sc. sententia), the greatest sentence, proposition, or axiom, i.e., of the greatest weight or authority, fem. fr. maximus greatest, superl. of magnus great. See Magnitude, and cf. Maximum.]] 1. 1. An established principle or proposition; a condensed proposition of important practical truth; an axiom of practical wisdom; an adage; a proverb; an aphorism.
'T is their maxim, Love is love's reward. Dryden. 2. 2. (Mus.) The longest note formerly used, equal to two longs, or four breves; a large.
Syn. — Axiom; aphorism; apothegm; adage; proverb; saying. See Axiom.