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protomartyress

protomartyress noun: a female protomartyr.

Noun

protomartyress (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) A female protomartyr.
    • It even Greek martyrologies the protomartyress, complained to the lord of the field , and but the book called The Acts of Paul and prayed him to cut it down .1892, Ebenezer Cobham Brewer, Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama

Origin of protomartyress

From protomartyr + -ess.

Questions about protomartyress

What does protomartyress mean?
Protomartyress means a female protomartyr.
What part of speech is protomartyress?
Protomartyress is a noun.

Words near protomartyress in the dictionary

  1. protomammals
  2. protomars
  3. protomartyr
  4. protomartyrdom
  5. protomartyrdoms
  6. protomartyress
  7. protomartyrs
  8. protomas
  9. protomatter
  10. protome
  11. Protomediterranean

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