Word: protopriests
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pro
to
priests
Definition: Plural of protopriest. The first cardinal priest in the order of precedence in the College of Cardinals who has the honour of pronouncing the formal prayer for the new pope at the papal inauguration.
Morphemes:
Affix: proto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: most recent common ancestor (often hypothetical) of
Affix: priest
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: a religious clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson) who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plurals of numerals, letters, some abbreviations and some nouns, usually because the omission of an apostrophe would make the meaning unclear or ambiguous.