Proxenetism

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Proxenetism \Prox`e*ne"tism\, n. [Gr. ? agent + -ism; cf. F.
     prox['e]n['e]tisme.]
     The action of a go-between or broker in negotiating immoral
     bargains between the sexes; procuring.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]