protopresbyter
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Greek πρωτοπρεσβύτερος (protopresvýteros). By surface analysis, proto- (“first”) + presbyter.
Noun[edit]
protopresbyter (plural protopresbyters)
- (Eastern Orthodoxy) An archpriest or, in the Russian Orthodox tradition, a non-monastic priest ranking higher yet than an archpriest.
- Synonyms: protopope, protopriest