intercede
verb/ɪntə(ɹ)ˈsiːd/
Etymology First attested in c. 1570. From Middle French intercéder, from Latin intercēdō, from inter- (“between”) + cēdō (“I go”) (English cede), literally “to (act as) go-between”.
1
To plead on someone else's behalf.
- Our Lady intercedes
2
To act as a mediator in a dispute; to arbitrate or mediate.
- I to the Lords will intercede, not doubting / Thir favourable ear,1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, […].”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 57:
3
To pass between; to intervene.
- He supposed that a vast period interceded between that origination and the age wherein he lived.1736, Matthew Hale, Historia Placitorum Coronæ:
- Related terms
- intercedent, intercession, intercessionary, intercessor, intercessory