† proximiˈority Obs. nonce-wd.
[irreg. f. L. proxim-us (see proxime a.) + L. -ior, suffix of compar. degree + -ity. (The correct formation f. L. compar. propior nearer, would be *propiority.)]
The fact of being nearer; greater proximity.
| 1720 Strype Stow's Surv. I. i. vi. 32/1 If to the Proximiority which the Moon has to the Earth, by moving in her Eclipsis, there be added that Proximiority which she hath in her Eccentrick (or opposite Angles). |