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Proxene (gcide) | Proxene \Prox"ene\, n. [Cf. ?; ? before + ? a guest, stranger:
cf. F. prox[`e]ne.] (Gr. Antiq.)
An officer who had the charge of showing hospitality to those
who came from a friendly city or state.
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Proxenet (gcide) | Proxenet \Prox"e*net\, n. [L. proxeneta, Gr. ?.]
A negotiator; a factor. [R.] --Dr. H. More.
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Proxenetism (gcide) | Proxenetism \Prox`e*ne"tism\, n. [Gr. ? agent + -ism; cf. F.
prox['e]n['e]tisme.]
The action of a go-between or broker in negotiating immoral
bargains between the sexes; procuring.
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PROXENETAE (bouvier) | PROXENETAE, civil law. Among the Romans these were persons whose functions
somewhat resembled the brokers of modern commercial nations. Dig. 50, 14, 3;
Domat, 1. 1, t. 17, Sec. 1, art. 1.
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