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protopresbyter

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pro⋅to⋅pres⋅by⋅ter

  [proh-toh-prez-bi-ter, -pres-]
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–noun Eastern Church.
1. a title given to distinguished priests.
2. protopope.
Origin:
1880–85; < MGk prōtopresbýteros. See proto-, presbyter

pro⋅to⋅pope

  [proh-tuh-pohp]
–noun
the ranking priest in a cathedral of the Eastern Church.
Also called protopresbyter.

Origin:
1655–65; < Russ protopóp < LGk protopapâs. See proto-, pope
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