Proxene

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
     [1913 Webster]