proxeny

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/ˈpɹɒksəni/

noun

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.

OriginAncient Greek προξενία →
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Meanings

nounproxeny (plural proxenies)

plural proxenies

  1. historicalIn 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.

    If there be near me now a man of the Achaians who dwelleth far up the Ionian sea, he shall not upbraid me: I have faith in my proxeny […]

    1876, Pindarus, translated by Francis David Morice, Nemean 7: For Sogenes of Aegina

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπροξενία
  2. Englishproxeny

From Ancient Greek προξενία (proxenía) derived from πρόξενος (próxenos).

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Translations

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APA

proxeny. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proxeny

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“proxeny.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proxeny. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “proxeny,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proxeny.

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