PROTOMARTYR


Meaning of PROTOMARTYR in English

/proh"toh mahr'teuhr/ , n.

1. the first Christian martyr, Saint Stephen.

2. the first martyr in any cause.

[ 1400-50; late ME prothomartyr protomartyr protómartys. See PROTO-, MARTYR ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .