protopresbyter

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek πρωτοπρεσβύτερος (protopresvýteros). By surface analysis, proto- (“first”) +‎ presbyter.

Noun

protopresbyter (plural protopresbyters)

1. (Eastern Orthodoxy) An archpriest or, in the Russian Orthodox tradition, a non-monastic priest ranking higher yet than an archpriest.

   Synonyms: protoiereus, protopope, protopriest