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From πρόξενος (próxenos, public guest or friend) +‎ -ίᾱ (-íā), ultimately from προ- (pro-, before) +‎ ξένος (xénos, stranger, foreigner). See also Latin hospitium (hospitality).

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προξενίᾱ (proxeníāf (genitive προξενίᾱς); first declension

  1. proxeny: public friendship; treaty or compact of friendship between a state and a foreigner
  2. the status and privileges of a πρόξενος (próxenos)
  3. inscription or written instrument in witness of πρόξενος (próxenos)

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Derived terms edit

  • Greek: προξενιά (proxeniá)

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