Prox‐im″i‐ty (?), n. [L. proximitas: cf. F. proximité See Proximate, and cf. Propinquity, Approach.] 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.