Machiavelli

See also: machiavelli

English

Etymology

The name derives from the feminine suffix machia, meaning "battle, fight" (see -machy) + Latin velli, present passive infinitive of vello "to pull or tear down, demolish."

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.

Translations

Italian statesman and writer

Armenian: Մաքիավելի (Makʿiaveli), Մակիավելլի (Makiavelli)
Italian: Machiavelli

Russian: Макиаве́лли (Makiavélli)

Noun

Machiavelli (plural Machiavellis)

Someone like Niccolò Machiavelli: a Machiavellian person

Related terms

Machiavel

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