Noah Webster
Protomartyr
PRO'TOM'ARTYR, noun [Gr. first, and martyr.]
1. The first martyr; a term applied to Stephen, the first christian martyr.
2. The first who suffers or is sacrificed in any cause.
PRO'TOM'ARTYR, noun [Gr. first, and martyr.]
1. The first martyr; a term applied to Stephen, the first christian martyr.
2. The first who suffers or is sacrificed in any cause.