Category:Proximity

Prox*im"i*ty, n. Etym: [l. proximitas: cf. F. proximité see Proximate, and cf. Propinquity, approach.]

Defn: the quality or state of being next in time, place, causation, Influence, etc.; immediate nearness, either in place, blood, or Alliance. If he plead proximity of blood that empty title is with ease Withstood. Dryden.