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proxenies

proxenies is the plural of proxeny.

Meaning of proxeny

Noun

proxeny (plural proxenies)

  1. (historical) 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.
    • 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

Questions about proxenies

What is proxenies the plural of?
Proxenies is the plural of proxeny.

Words near proxenies in the dictionary

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

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