(historical) InAncient Greece, an arrangement whereby a citizen (chosen by the city) hosted foreignambassadors at his own expense, in return for honorary titles from the state.
1876,Pindarus, translated by Francis David Morice,Nemean 7: For Sogenes of Aegina:
If there be near me now a man of the Achaians who dwelleth far up the Ionian sea, he shall not upbraid me: I have faith in myproxeny[…]
