First Known Use: 15th century
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protomartyr
noun pro·to·mar·tyr \ˈprō-tō-ˌmär-tər\
Definition of PROTOMARTYR
: the first martyr in a cause or region
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Origin of PROTOMARTYR
Middle English prothomartir, from Middle French, from Late Latin protomartyr, from Late Greek prōtomartyr-, prōtomartys, from Greek prōt- + martyr-, martys martyr
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