Machiavelli
See also: machiavelli
English
Etymology
Probably from mal- + chiavello, in which the second component is a diminutive of chiavo (“nail”). The name is attested in a Late Latin document in the form Malclavelli.[1]
Proper noun
Machiavelli
- Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527), Italian statesman and writer, whose work The Prince (1532) advises that acquiring and exercising power may require unethical methods.
Derived terms
- Machiavellism
Translations
Italian statesman and writer
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Noun
Machiavelli (plural Machiavellis)
- Someone like Niccolò Machiavelli: a Machiavellian person
Related terms
- Machiavel
References
- “Macchiavelli – Origine del Cognome”, in Cognomix (in Italian), accessed 9 January 2019