intercessor

Etymology

Late 15th century, from Latin intercessor, from Latin intercēdō, from inter (“between”) + cēdō (“I go”) (English cede), literally “go-between”.

noun

  1. A person who intercedes; a mediator; one who reconciles enemies, or pleads for another.
  2. A middleman, intermediary
    Kings were revered, in many cases not merely as priests, that is, as intercessors between man and god, but as themselves gods 1894, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough
  3. A bishop who acts during a vacancy in a see.

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