Definition for IN-TER-CES'SOR

IN-TER-CES'SOR, n. [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. Milton.
  2. A bishop who, during a vacancy of the see, administers the bishopric till a successor is elected. Encyc.

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