protopope
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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πρωτόπαπας (prōtópapas); see proto- + pope.
Noun
protopope (plural protopopes)
- (Christianity, Eastern Orthodoxy, Byzantine Catholicism) A protopresbyter
References
- “protopope”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.