proxenus
noun
prox·e·nus
ˈpräksənəs
variants or less commonly proxenos
-ksəˌnäs
plural proxeni
-ksəˌnī
also proxenoi -ksəˌnoi
: 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
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek proxenos, from pro before, for + xenos stranger, guest