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The first martyr; the first who suffers, or is sacrificed, in any cause; applied especially. To Stephen, the first Christian martyr.
Origin: LL, fr. Gr.; first + martyr: cf. F. Protomartyr. See Proto-, and Martyr.
(01 Mar 1998)
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