Definition of maxims:
(n) :
A precept; a succinct statement or observation of a rule of conduct or moral teaching.
(n) :
(now rare) A self-evident axiom or premise; a pithy expression of a general principle or rule.
(n) :
(firearms) The Maxim gun, a British machine gun of various calibres used by the British army from 1889 until World War I.
(n) :
(firearms) Any machine gun that derives from the design pattern of Maxim's patented design
(n) :
(firearms, informal, obsolete) A machine gun
(n) :
A surname