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Protomartyr

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) The first martyr; the first who suffers, or is sacrificed, in any cause; - applied esp. to Stephen, the first Christian martyr.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Protomartyr'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/protomartyr.html. 1828.