max·im 
(măksĭm)
(măksĭm)n.
A succinct formulation of a fundamental principle, general truth, or rule of conduct. See Synonyms at saying.
[Middle English maxime, from Old French, from Medieval Latin maxima, from maxima (prōpositiō), greatest (premise), feminine of Latin maximus, greatest; see meg- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
- frontiersman
- frontierswoman
- frontispiece
- frontlet
- frontline
- frontlist
- front-load
- frontman
- front matter
- front money
- front nine
- front office
- frontogenesis
- frontolysis
- fronton
- frontotemporal
- frontotemporal dementia
- front-page
- Front Range
- front room
- front-runner
- frontrunner
- front-running
- frontward
- frontwards