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Webster 1913 Edition


Intercessor

Inˊter-ces′sor

,
Noun.
[L., a surety: cf. F.
intercesseur
.]
1.
One who goes between, or intercedes; a mediator.
(a)
One who interposes between parties at variance, with a view to reconcile them.
(b)
One who pleads in behalf of another.
Milton.
2.
(Eccl.)
A bishop, who, during a vacancy of the see, administers the bishopric till a successor is installed.

Webster 1828 Edition


Intercessor

INTERCES'SOR

,
Noun.
[L. See intercede.]
1.
A mediator; one who interposes between parties at variance, with a view to reconcile them; one who pleads in behalf of another.
2.
A bishop who, during a vacancy of the see, administers the bishopric till a successor is elected.