ˈpräksənəs noun
also prox·e·nos -ksəˌnäs
( plural proxe·ni -ksəˌnī ; also proxe·noi -ksəˌnȯi)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek proxenos, from pro before, for + xenos stranger, guest — more at for
: a citizen of a city state in ancient Greece appointed by another state to have charge of its interests and the welfare of its citizens while in his state