Machiavelli

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Etymology[edit]

Probably from Italian 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[edit]

Machiavelli

  1. Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527), Italian statesman and writer, whose work The Prince (1532) advises that acquiring and exercising power may require unethical methods.

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Noun[edit]

Machiavelli (plural Machiavellis)

  1. Someone like Niccolò Machiavelli: a Machiavellian person

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References[edit]

  1. ^ “Macchiavelli – Origine del Cognome”, in Cognomix[1] (in Italian), accessed 9 January 2019