Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PROX-IM'I-TY
PROX-IM'I-TY, n. [Fr. proximité; L. proximitas.]
The state of being next; immediate nearness either in place, blood or alliance. The succession to the throne and to estates is usually regulated by proximity of blood. – Dryden. Swift.
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