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Hospes vs Proxenos - What's the difference?

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Hospes is a synonym of proxenos.


As nouns the difference between hospes and proxenos

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

hospes

Not English

Hospes has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

English words similar to 'hospes':

hiccups, hezbos, hasps, hickups, hookups, hijabs, hejabs, hesps, hajibs, hijabis, hijaabs

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)