Proxenet

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A negotiator; a factor, especially one who negotiates marriages.

    "the common Proxenet or Contractor of all natural Matches and Marriages betwixt Forms and Matter"

  2. 2
    A madam; a woman who runs a brothel.

    "If taken against their consent, the procuress, or the proxenet who has caused the ruin of the firl less than twenty-one, is severely punished."

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"the common Proxenet or Contractor of all natural Matches and Marriages betwixt Forms and Matter"

Etymology

Latin proxeneta, from Ancient Greek.

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