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Proxenoi vs Proxenos - What's the difference?

proxenoi | proxenos |

As nouns the difference between proxenoi and proxenos

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

proxenoi

English

Noun

(head)

    • 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)