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Consul vs Proxenos - What's the difference?

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Consul is a synonym of proxenos.


As nouns the difference between consul and proxenos

is that consul is consul while proxenos is a citizen of a state appointed by another state to host its ambassadors and to represent and protect its interests there.

consul

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An official residing in a foreign country in order to protect the interests of citizens from his or her nation.
  • (historical) Either of the two highest-ranking officials of the Roman Republic.
  • (historical) One of the three chief magistrates of France from 1799 to 1804.
  • (obsolete) A senator; a counsellor.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Many of the consuls , raised and met, / Are at the duke's already.
  • * Bible, Job. iii. 14 (Douay version)
    • With kings and consuls of the earth.

    Derived terms

    * consul general * vice-consul

    Related terms

    * consular * consulate

    See also

    * ambassador

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    proxenos

    English

    Alternative forms

    * proxenus (Latinate spelling)

    Noun

    (proxenoi)
  • A citizen of a state appointed by another state to host its ambassadors and to represent and protect its interests there.

    • Synonyms

    * hospes (Roman equivalent); consul, minister-resident (modern equivalents)

    Related terms

    * proxenete (chiefly historical) * proxeny (in Ancient Greek history)

    References

    * “ proxenos, n. ” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary (draft revision, March 2008)