proper nounMellŏproxĭmusMELLOPROXIMVS☆ KeepMeaningone who comes next in rank to the ProximusLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879MELLOPROXIMUSLEWIS & SHORTMELLOPROXIMUSMellŏproxĭmus, i, m., vox hibr. [μέλλω-proximus], I. one who comes next in rank to the Proximus; v. h. v. under propior, Cod. Th. 6, 26, 16; Cod. Just. 12, 19, 5; 7; 14.Read the whole entry