(definition) by Webster 1913 Fri Nov 18 2005 at 4:33:09

Prox`e*ne"tism (?), n. [Gr. &?; agent + -ism; cf. F. proxenetisme.]

The action of a go-between or broker in negotiating immoral bargains between the sexes; procuring.

 

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