I.nearness, vicinity, proximity, propinquity (class.).
I. Lit., of place: “ex longinquitate, propinquitate,” Cic. Inv. 1, 26, 38: “hostium,” Caes. B. G. 2, 20: “loci,” id. ib. 7, 19: “ex propinquitate pugnare,” from a short distance, close at hand, id. ib. 2, 31: “nimis imminebat propter propinquitatem Aegina Piraeo,” Cic. Off. 3, 11, 46; id. Phil. 3, 6, 15.— In plur.: “silvarum ac fluminum petunt propinquitates,” Caes. B. G. 6, 29.—
II. Trop.
A. Relationship, affinity, propinquity: “si pietate propinquitas colitur,” Cic. Quint. 6, 26: “vinculis propinquitatis conjunctus,” id. Planc. 11, 27: “nobilis propinquitas,” Nep. Dion, 1, 2: “arcta,” near relationship, Plin. Ep. 4, 4, 1: “jus propinquitatis,” Vulg. Ruth, 3, 13; Tac. G. 7.—Plur.: “si propinquitates summo bono non contineantur,” Cic. Fin. 5, 24, 69.—
B. Intimacy, friendship (anteclass.): “ad probos propinquitate se adjungere,” Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 59.—
C. Concr., a kinsman (late Lat.): “in propinquitatis perniciem inclinatior,” Amm. 14, 11, 7 al.
