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INTERCESSOR

\ˌɪntəsˈɛsə], \ˌɪntəsˈɛsə], \ˌɪ_n_t_ə_s_ˈɛ_s_ə]\

Definitions of INTERCESSOR

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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A bishop, who, during a vacancy of the see, administers the bishopric till a successor is installed.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

A bishop, who, during a vacancy of the see, administers the bishopric till a successor is installed.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

One who tries to restore friendly relations between two who are parted; one who pleads for another.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

One who goes between: one who reconciles two enemies: one who pleads for another: a bishop who acts during a vacancy in a see.
INTERCESSORIAL.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

A mediator; pleader for another.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

n. One who intercedes; a mediator; -one who pleads for another; an advocate.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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