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protopope

[ proh-tuh-pohp ]

noun

  1. the ranking priest in a cathedral of the Eastern Church.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of protopope1

1655–65; < Russian protopóp < Late Greek protopapâs. See proto-, pope
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Example Sentences

One day I entered it, when the protopope, or dean, was baptizing an infant.

Then, hurriedly going up to the protopope, whispered something in his ear.

Under Peter's father one of the Raskol leaders, the protopope Avvakum, denounced "these bold-faced" men—bold-faced meaning shaven.

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