protopriest

English edit

Etymology edit

proto- +‎ priest

Noun edit

protopriest (plural protopriests)

(Roman Catholicism) The first cardinal priest in the order of precedence in the College of Cardinals, who has the honour of pronouncing the formal prayer for the new pope at the papal inauguration.
(Eastern Orthodoxy) Synonym of protopresbyter.

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