/proh ping"kwi tee/ , n.
1. nearness in place; proximity.
2. nearness of relation; kinship.
3. affinity of nature; similarity.
4. nearness in time.
[ 1350-1400; ME propinquite propinquitas nearness, equiv. to propinqu ( us ) near ( prop ( e ) near (see PRO- 1 ) + -inquus adj. suffix) + -itas -ITY ]