1) Ecclesiastical title 1) Protopresbyter 
A Protopope, or Protopresbyter, is a priest of higher rank in the Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic Churches, corresponding in general to the Western archpriest or Latin dean. ==History== The rights and duties of these dignitaries have varied to some extent at different times and in different local Churches. Roughly, the titles archpriest (in Greek ...
• (n.) One of the clergy of first rank in the lower order of secular clergy; an archpriest; -- called also protopapas.
Pro'to·pope noun [ Proto- + pope : confer French protopope , Russian protopop' .] (Gr. Ch.) One of the clergy of first rank in the lower order of secular clergy; an archpriest; -- called also protopapas . 
the ranking priest in a cathedral of the Eastern Church. Also called