Definition of proverb

• n. - An old and common saying; a phrase which is often repeated; especially, a sentence which briefly and forcibly expresses some practical truth, or the result of experience and observation; a maxim; a saw; an adage.
• n. - A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable.
• n. - A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous reference.
• n. - A drama exemplifying a proverb.
• v. t. - To name in, or as, a proverb.
• v. t. - To provide with a proverb.
• v. i. - To write or utter proverbs.