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proxenets

proxenets is the plural of proxenet.

Meaning of proxenet

Noun

proxenet (plural proxenets)

  1. A negotiator; a factor, especially one who negotiates marriages.
    • the common Proxenet or Contractor of all natural Matches and Marriages betwixt Forms and Matter1659, Henry More, The Immortality of the Soul, so Farre Forth as It is Demonstrable from the Knowledge of Nature and the Light of Reason, London: […] J[ames] Flesher, for William Morden […], →OCLC
  2. A madam; a woman who runs a brothel.
    • If taken against their consent, the procuress, or the proxenet who has caused the ruin of the firl less than twenty-one, is severely punished.1907, Augustus Ravogli, Syphilis in Its Medical, Medico-legal and Sociological Aspects, page 473

Questions about proxenets

What is proxenets the plural of?
Proxenets is the plural of proxenet.

Words near proxenets in the dictionary

  1. proxemical
  2. proxemically
  3. proxemics
  4. proxenet
  5. proxenetism
  6. proxenets
  7. proxeni
  8. proxenies
  9. proxenoi
  10. proxenos
  11. proxenus

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