protopresbyter
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