PROTOMARTYR


Meaning of PROTOMARTYR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈprō-tō-ˌmär-tər ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English prothomartir, from Middle French, from Late Latin protomartyr, from Late Greek prōtomartyr-, prōtomartys, from Greek prōt- + martyr-, martys martyr

Date: 15th century

: the first martyr in a cause or region

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