prowort

A Middle English form of purveyor. My prow or and my plowman Piers shal ben on erthe, And for to tulye treuthe a teme shal he haue. prox (proks), n. Piers Plowman (B), xix. 255. [Abbr. of proxy .] In Rhode Island, a list of candidates for election; a ticket or ballot containing such a list. Such of the colony as could not attend the General As sembly had the right to send their votes for these officers by some other persons; hence the origin of the terms prox, and proxy votes, as applied to the present mode of voting for state officers in Rhode Island. Staples , Annals of Providence, Coll. R. I. Hist. Soc., V. 64. prox. An abbreviation of proximo. proxenet (prok'se-net), n. [ The common proxenet or contractor of all natural matches and marriages betwixt forms and matter. Dr. H. More, Immortal. of Soul, III. iii. 13. proxenus (prok'se-nus), n .; pl. proxeni (-nī). [ πρόξενος , a public guest or friend, a patron, protector, πρό , before, + ξένος , guest, friend.] În Gr . antiq ., a citizen who was appointed by a foreign state to represent its interests and to protect its travelers in his native country. The office corresponded closely to that of a modern consul. The good understanding between Greek States must have been promoted by this habit of appealing to arbitration, and also by the institution of proxeni , whose office was in many respects analogous to that of a modern consul. C. T. Newton , Art and Archæol., p. 121. proximad (prok'si-mad), adv. [L. proximus, nearest (see proxime ), + -ad3.] Toward the proximal part, or point of attachment or in sertion. 4808 Proximately , the source of the Thames and other rivers is to be found in springs; but ultimately it must be traced Huxley , Physiography, p. 38. to rain. proximet (prok's im), a. [= Sp. próximo =Pg. proximo = It. pro imo, The three terms [of the propositions) are called the remote matter of a syllogism; and the three propositions the proxime or immediate matter of it. Watts , Logic, iii. 1. proximioust (prok-sim'i-us), a. An erroneous form of proximo us . [Rare.] This righteousne is the proximious cause operating to Salvation. Dean Tucker . (Worcester.) IMG:content-1192.png:[blocks in formation] For the proximity of blood, he is the more stirred to have special eye and regard to our surety and good education Bp. Burnet , Records, II. i. 6. in this our said minority. Always after a time came the hour when he could endure proximity without onene no longer, and would suddenly announce his departure. George Mac Donald, What's Mine's Mine, vii. = Syn. Vicinity , etc. (see neighborhood ), adjacency. proximo (prok'si-mō), adv. [L., abl. sing. (sc. mense, month) of proximus, nearest, next: see proxime.] In or of the next or coming month; noting a day of the coming month: as, the 1st proximo. Often abbreviated to prox. proximo cephalic (prok"si-mō-se-fal'ik or -sef'a-lik), a. [L. proximus, nearest, + Gr. κεφαλή, head.] Nearest the head. In numbering the individual elements [of the carpus] the first is the most proximo cephalic , that is the scaphoid. Buck's Handbook of Med. Sciences , VIII. 536. proximoust (prok'si-mus), a . [ proximus , nearest, next: see proxime .] Nearest. proxy (prok'si), n.; pl. proxies (-siz). [Early mod. E. prockesy , prokecye (as if * procacy ), contr. of procuracy: see procuracy. Cf. proc tor , similarly contracted from procurator .] 1. The agency of a substitute; the office or aua.and n . [ OF.proxi- thority of one who is deputed to act for an For example, the shoulder is proximad of the elbow, but the elbow is proximad of the wrist. Buck's Handbook of Med . Sciences , VIII. 536. proximal (prok'si-mal), a . mal ; proximus , nearest: see proxime .] I. a . Proximate; nearest; next. In anatomy, zoology, and botany, noting that end of a bone, limb, or organ which is nearest the point of attachment or insertion: opposed to distal and extremital . Thus, of the two rows of carpal or tarsal bones, the one next to the arm or leg is proximal , and the other is distal ; of the humerus or femur the head of the bone is proximal , and its condyles are distal . See cuts under Artiodactyl a and carpus . In the province of Ise one often sees a brace or bracket made out of an unhewed piece of timber, generally the proximal portion of some big branch. Pop. Sci . Mo., XXVIII. 650. II. n . In zoöl ., the comparatively fixed or basal extremity of a limb or of an organism. proximally (prok'si-mal-i), adv . In zoöl ., toward the proximal end of a part or organ; proximad. The quadrate bone loosely articulated with adjacent elements, and only proximally . Amer . Nat . , XXIII. 863. proximate (prok'si-mat), a . [ LL.proximatus , pp. of proximare , draw near, approach, proximus, nearest: see proxime. Cf. approx i mate.] Next; immediate; without the intervention of a third. The general truth that pursuit of proximate satisfactions is, under one aspect, inferior to pursuit of ultimate satisfactions has led to the belief that proximate satisfactions must not be valued. H. Spencer , Data of Ethics, § 43. The enormous consumption of petroleum and natural gas frequently raises the question as to the probability of the proximate exhaustion of the supply. Science , XIV. 228. Internal proximate cause. See internal . - Proximate analysis, in chem ., the separation of a complex substance into its constituent compounds. - Proximate cause, that cause which immediately precedes and directly produces an effect, as distinguished from a remote , mediate , or pre disposing cause . - Proximate matter, the matter of anything in the last degree of elaboration before that thing was formed. Proximate object, immediate object; that object without the existence of which it would be logically impo ible for the cognition to exist. - Proximate principles, organic compounds which are the constituents of more complex organizations, and exist ready formed in animals and vegetables, such as albumen, gelatin, and fat in the former, and sugar, gum, starch, and resins in the latter. Also called organic principles . proximately (prok'si-mat-li), adv . In a proximate position, time, or relation; immediately; directly; by direct relation. They know it immediately or proximately from their proper guides or other instructors, who in the last resort learn it from the ancients. Water land, Works, V. 287. other. In the upper house they gine their a ent and di ent each man seuerally and by himselfe, first for himselfe, and then for so many as he hath proxic . Sir T. Smith , Commonwealth of Eng., ii. 3. We cannot be punished unto amendment by proxy . Sir T. Browne , Christ. Mor., ii. 11. Upon my conscience, a pretty way this of working at second-hand! I wish myself could do a little by proxy . Sheridan (?), The Camp, i. 1. The twelve archons met in a general a embly, sometimes in person, and sometimes by proxy . J. Adams , Works, IV. 500. One of the reasons of non-attendance of the members of the House of Lords in former times was their special privilege of voting by proxy , which has now, however, fallen into disuse. Encyc . Brit ., VIII. 259. 2. One who is deputed to represent or act for another; a deputy. The King replied That, since his Highne was resolved upon so sudden a Departure, he would please to leave a Proxy behind to finish the Marriage, and he would take it for a Favour if he would depute Him to personate him. Howell, Letters, I. iii. 23. I am oblig'd to you, that you would make me your Proxy in this Affair. Congreve, Way of the World, iv. 2. Another privilege is that every peer, by license obtained from the king, may make another lord of parliament his proxy, to vote for him in his absence. A privilege which a member of the other house can by no means have, as he is himself but a proxy for a multitude of other people. Black stone , Com., I. ii. Will not one Of thine harmonious sisters keep in tune Thy spheres, and as thy silver proxy shine? Keats , Lamia, i. 267. 3. A document authorizing one person to act as substitute or deputy for another; a written authorization to exercise the powers and prerogatives of others. A copy of the proxy sent to the Duke of Chevre use to marry the queen in the name of our king, and another, of my lord duke's commi ion to bring her majesty into England, I shall have time enough to send you the next week. Court and Times of Charles I. , I. 27. Under no circumstances should a proxy be executed in favor of an officer or director of a company that will enable him to vote upon it in approval of his own acts, or to N. A. Rev. , CXXXIX. 538. perpetuate his own power. 4. That which takes the place of something else; a substitute. Talents are admirable when not made to stand proxy for virtues. Mrs. H. More. prudence the She to me Was proxy - wedded with a bootle calf At eight years old. Tennyson , Prince , i. proÿmnion (prō-im'ni-on), n.; pl. proijmnia (-a). [NL., τον , πρό , before, + ὑμνος, hymn: n: see hymn .] In anc . pros ., a short colon preceding a system, strophe, or a or antistrophe, especially in a hymn. See ephymnium , mesym nion , met hymn i on .