Prox-im'i-ty, n.

[Fr. proximité, Sp. proximidad, Pg. proximidade, It. prossimità, Lat. proximitas. See supra.] The state of being next in time, place, causation, or influence, &c.; immediate nearness either in place, blood, or alliance.

If he plead proximity of blood, That empty title is with ease withstood. Dryden.