Main Entry: pro·to·mar·tyr

Pronunciation: \ˈprō-tō-ˌmär-tər\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English prothomartir, from Middle French, from Late Latin protomartyr, from Late Greek prōtomartyr-, prōtomartys, from Greek prōt- + martyr-, martys martyr

Date: 15th century

: the first martyr in a cause or region