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- Ancient Greek · derived fromπροξενία
- English todayproxeny
From Ancient Greek προξενία (proxenía) derived from πρόξενος (próxenos).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
proxeny
Today it means: In Ancient Greece, an arrangement whereby a citizen (chosen by the city) hosted foreign ambassadors at his own expense, in return for honorary titles from the state. Full definition →
Ancient Greek προξενία