"proxenet" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1659, Henry More, The Immortality of the Soul, so Farre Forth as It is Demonstrable from the Knowledge of Nature and the Light of Reason, London: […] J[ames] Flesher, for William Morden […], →OCLC:",
          "text": "the common Proxenet or Contractor of all natural Matches and Marriages betwixt Forms and Matter",
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          "ref": "1668, Deus Justificatus: or the Divine Goodness vindicated, page 135:",
          "text": "Let therefore Love, which is the Proxenet of Nature , the great instrument of conciliating hearts , beget in thee a return and retribution of Love, and never think of those streams of blood which so copioufly flowed from the wounded body of thy dying Lord, without a passive and melting spirit;",
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          "ref": "1720, Scotland. Court of Session, Alexander Bruce, The Decisions of the Lords of Council and Session, page 35:",
          "text": "And having not done it, it's clear that he acted not as a proxenet, but judged himself bound for the Price.",
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          "ref": "1876 March 31, Josiah Crampton, “The Three Heavens”, in The Pall Mall Budget, volume 16, page 21:",
          "text": "For centuries it has been the cherished dream of a few philosophers and many divines to be the proxenet of a marriage altogether above the earth , and to associate their names with the sure and final wedlock of science and theology.",
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        "A negotiator; a factor, especially one who negotiates marriages."
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          "ref": "1907, Augustus Ravogli, Syphilis in Its Medical, Medico-legal and Sociological Aspects, page 473:",
          "text": "If taken against their consent, the procuress, or the proxenet who has caused the ruin of the firl less than twenty-one, is severely punished.",
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          "ref": "1908, Auguste Forel, The Sexual Question, page 301:",
          "text": "An old proxenet in Paris requested the authorities to transfer the management of her brothel to her daughter, aged nineteen.",
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          "ref": "1999, Leyla Rouhi, Mediation and Love, page 19:",
          "text": "Pimps and proxenets took specific charge of the managerial and financial aspects of prosti- tution , and supervised financial transactions with the clients , in addition to purchasing young orphans or abandoned children whom they trained for prostitution.",
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        "A madam; a woman who runs a brothel."
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          "text": "Let therefore Love, which is the Proxenet of Nature , the great instrument of conciliating hearts , beget in thee a return and retribution of Love, and never think of those streams of blood which so copioufly flowed from the wounded body of thy dying Lord, without a passive and melting spirit;",
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          "text": "An old proxenet in Paris requested the authorities to transfer the management of her brothel to her daughter, aged nineteen.",
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