† proxn.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: proxy n.

Etymology: Shortened < proxy n. (perhaps originally as a graphic abbreviation). N.E.D. (1909) gives the pronunciation as (prǫks) /prɒks/.

U.S. regional (Rhode Island and Connecticut). Obsolete.

= proxy n. 2c.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > [noun] > election by specific method

prox1669

shouting1679

acclamation1885

coupon election1918

1669 in Rec. Colony Rhode Island (1857) II. 242 Mr. Peleg Sanford and Mr. John Coggeshall are to assist for the opening of the proxes.

1679 in Rec. Colony Rhode Island (1858) III. 333 Voted, That Capt'n Nathaniel Coddington, Capt'n Robert Carr, are appointed to open the prox votes on the day of Election.

1768 in Rec. Colony Rhode Island (1861) VI. 551 Upon this plan..only one prox will be printed.

1816 J. Pickering Vocab. U.S. at Proxies The abbreviation Prox is also used in Rhode Island, for the Ticket; that is, the List of Candidates at Elections.

1843 W. R. Staples Ann. Providence 64 Such of the colony as could not attend the General Assembly 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.

1885 Mag. Amer. Hist. 13 298/1 Prox or proxy—Formerly used in Rhode Island and Connecticut to denote an election at which voting by proxy was allowed under certain conditions.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

prox.adv.

Brit.

/prɒks/, U.S.

/prɑks/

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: Latin proximō.

Etymology: Shortened < classical Latin proximō proximo adv. Compare later proximo adv.

Now rare.

= proximo adv.In quot. 1621 following the name of the next month.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > period > a month or calendar month > [adverb] > last or next month

prox.1621

proximo1698

ult.1750

1621 W. Slatyer Hist. Great Britanie ix. xviii. 253 Henry the fourth..began 29. September 1399. crowned at Westminster by Thomas Arundale, Archbishop of Canterbury, 13. October, prox. he dyed 20. Martij, 1412.

1640 State Papers in H. E. Rollins Cavalier & Puritan (1923) Introd. 10 Hee was monished to bee examined befor this day in prox.]

1723 J. Aycliffe Anc. & Present State Univ. Oxf. I. 232 The Visitors..prorogued their next Session to the 29th prox.

1853 E. E. Stuart Let. 14 Feb. in R. Stuart et al. Stuart Lett. (1961) I. 474 David I rather think has decided on not going to Washington until after the 4th Prox.

1881 G. B. Shaw Let. 14 July (1965) I. 39 After the 1st prox. my address will be 37 Fitzroy Street W.

1935 A. P. Herbert What a Word! iii. 64 There must be millions of our citizens who have not the least notion what is meant by your inst., prox., and ult.

1966 Irish Rep. 562 This offer must be completed not later than 12 noon on the 6th prox.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prox
释义	† proxn. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: proxy n. Etymology: Shortened < proxy n. (perhaps originally as a graphic abbreviation). N.E.D. (1909) gives the pronunciation as (prǫks) /prɒks/. U.S. regional (Rhode Island and Connecticut). Obsolete. = proxy n. 2c. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > [noun] > election by specific method prox1669 shouting1679 acclamation1885 coupon election1918 1669 in Rec. Colony Rhode Island (1857) II. 242 Mr. Peleg Sanford and Mr. John Coggeshall are to assist for the opening of the proxes. 1679 in Rec. Colony Rhode Island (1858) III. 333 Voted, That Capt'n Nathaniel Coddington, Capt'n Robert Carr, are appointed to open the prox votes on the day of Election. 1768 in Rec. Colony Rhode Island (1861) VI. 551 Upon this plan..only one prox will be printed. 1816 J. Pickering Vocab. U.S. at Proxies The abbreviation Prox is also used in Rhode Island, for the Ticket; that is, the List of Candidates at Elections. 1843 W. R. Staples Ann. Providence 64 Such of the colony as could not attend the General Assembly 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. 1885 Mag. Amer. Hist. 13 298/1 Prox or proxy—Formerly used in Rhode Island and Connecticut to denote an election at which voting by proxy was allowed under certain conditions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020). prox.adv. Brit. /prɒks/, U.S. /prɑks/ Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: Latin proximō. Etymology: Shortened < classical Latin proximō proximo adv. Compare later proximo adv. Now rare. = proximo adv.In quot. 1621 following the name of the next month. ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > a month or calendar month > [adverb] > last or next month prox.1621 proximo1698 ult.1750 1621 W. Slatyer Hist. Great Britanie ix. xviii. 253 Henry the fourth..began 29. September 1399. crowned at Westminster by Thomas Arundale, Archbishop of Canterbury, 13. October, prox. he dyed 20. Martij, 1412. 1640 State Papers in H. E. Rollins Cavalier & Puritan (1923) Introd. 10 Hee was monished to bee examined befor this day in prox.] 1723 J. Aycliffe Anc. & Present State Univ. Oxf. I. 232 The Visitors..prorogued their next Session to the 29th prox. 1853 E. E. Stuart Let. 14 Feb. in R. Stuart et al. Stuart Lett. (1961) I. 474 David I rather think has decided on not going to Washington until after the 4th Prox. 1881 G. B. Shaw Let. 14 July (1965) I. 39 After the 1st prox. my address will be 37 Fitzroy Street W. 1935 A. P. Herbert What a Word! iii. 64 There must be millions of our citizens who have not the least notion what is meant by your inst., prox., and ult. 1966 Irish Rep. 562 This offer must be completed not later than 12 noon on the 6th prox. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1669adv.1621
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