Adage
Pronunciation : Ad"age
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. adage, fr. L. adagium; ad + the root of L. aio I say.]
Definition : Defn: An old saying, which has obtained credit by long use; a proverb. Letting "I dare not" wait upon "I would," Like the poor cat i' the adage. Shak.
Syn. -- Axiom; maxim; aphorism; proverb; saying; saw; apothegm. See Axiom.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913