proximo

American  

[prok-suh-moh] / ˈprɒk səˌmoʊ /

adverb

1. in, of, or during the next month.

   on the 10th proximo.

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proximo British  

/ ˈprɒksɪməʊ /

adverb

1. prox. Compare: instant, ultimo. in or during the next or coming month

   a letter of the seventh proximo

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Etymology

Origin of proximo

1695–1700; < Latin proximō ablative of proximus next. See proximal

Example Sentences

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proximo

She has been much exercised of late on the score of servants, but hopes to get some relief on the 1st proximo from the promised change of Miss Mary Dixon to Miss Eliza Cyrus.

From Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee by General Robert Edward Lee

I am directed to request that he will join that institution on the 1st proximo, and report himself to the Captain of the Cadet Company.

From The Gentleman Cadet His Career and Adventures at the Royal Military Academy Woolwich by A.W. Drayson

Here the Colored Troops remained, skirmishing, fighting, building earthworks, and making ready for the next assault upon Petersburg, which was to take place on the 30th proximo.

From History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens by George Washington Williams

I do not fix any time within which this reduction must be made, but shall expect it to be completed by the 30th day of June proximo.

From Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. by John Sherman

The Moncktons leave us this evening, and Amelie intends to set out for the hills on the 6th proximo.

From A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II by William Sleeman