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- Greek · borrowed fromπρωτοπρεσβύτερος
- English todayprotopresbyter
Borrowed from Greek πρωτοπρεσβύτερος (protopresvýteros). By surface analysis, proto- (“first”) + presbyter.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
protopresbyter
Today it means: An archpriest or, in the Russian Orthodox tradition, a non-monastic priest ranking higher yet than an archpriest. Full definition →
Greek πρωτοπρεσβύτερος