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pro•to•pope
(prō′tə pōp′),USA pronunciation n.
- Religionthe ranking priest in a cathedral of the Eastern Church. Also called protopresbyter.
- Late Greek protopapâs. See proto-, pope
- Russian protopóp
- 1655–65
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