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Definition of byword:

A common saying; a proverb; a saying that has a general currency.
The object of a contemptuous saying.

Synonyms:

ideal, example, sententia, acme, epitome, word, beau ideal, power saw, exemplar, truism, instance, perfection, prototype, gnomic saying, apothegm, archetype, maxim, case, aphorism, the personification of something, template, model, words, sawing machine, classic, apotheosis, epigram, stereotype.

instruction (part of speech: noun)
- directive,
- adage,
- edict,
- principle,
- precept,
- policy,
- catchword,
- ordinance,
- proverb,
- bidding,
- axiom,
- doctrine,
- saw,
- dictum,
- saying,
- moral,
- rule,
- teaching,
- code,
- credo,
- instruction,
- motto

Usage examples:

Thou makest us a byword among the nations, A shaking of the head among the peoples.
There is no longer a Popish tyrant on the throne of England, and by to- morrow noon, his name shall be a byword in this very street, where ye would make it a word of terror.

- "From-Twice-Told-Tales", Hawthorne, Nathaniel.
A prince may be the byword of all Europe, yet he alone know nothing of it.

- "The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VII (of X)--Continental Europe I", Various.