protomartyr
nounEtymology From Middle English prothomartir, prothomartyr, from Middle French prothomartir and Medieval Latin prōtomartyr, from Koine Greek πρωτομάρτυς (prōtomártus). By surface analysis, proto- + martyr.
1
Any of the first Christian martyrs.
- Derived terms
- protomartyrdom, protomartyress