maxim maxim /ˈmæksəm/

noun

1. () A saying that is widely accepted on its own merits  ( axiom , maxim )
   a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
   

 Maxim

1. English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916)  ( Maxim , Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim , Hiram Maxim )
   English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916)