Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The office or duty of a proxenus.
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- 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.
Etymologies
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From Ancient Greek προ (pro, "for") + ξένος (xenos, "stranger")
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