n.
Pronunciation: ' pr ō -t ō - ˌ mär-t ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English prothomartir, from Middle French, from Late Latin protomartyr, from Late Greek pr ō tomartyr-, pr ō tomartys, from Greek pr ō t- + martyr-, martys martyr
Date: 15th century
: the first martyr in a cause or region