Protomartyr
Pronunciation : Pro"to*mar`tyr
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [LL., fr. Gr. protomartyr. See Proto-, and Martyr.]
Definition : Defn: The first martyr; the first who suffers, or is sacrificed, in any cause; -- applied esp. to Stephen, the first Christian martyr.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913