PROTOMARTYR

protomartyr. Protomartyr, n. the first martyr, St. Stephen

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Pro″to‐mar′tyr (?), n. [[LL., fr. Gr. �; � first + � martyr: cf. F. protomartyr. See Proto-, and Martyr.]] The first martyr; the first who suffers, or is sacrificed, in any cause; — applied esp. to Stephen, the first Christian martyr.