intercessor
English
Alternative forms
- intercessour (obsolete)
Etymology
Late 15th century, from Latin intercessor,[1] from Latin intercēdō, from inter (“between”) + cēdō (“I go”) (English cede), literally “go-between”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɪntə(ɹ)ˌsɛsə(ɹ)/
Noun
intercessor (plural intercessors)
- A person who intercedes; a mediator; one who reconciles enemies, or pleads for another.
- A bishop who acts during a vacancy in a see.
Related terms
Translations
one who intercedes
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Catalan
Pronunciation
Adjective
intercessor (feminine intercessora, masculine plural intercessors, feminine plural intercessores)
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Further reading
- “intercessor” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /in.terˈkes.sor/, [ɪn.tɛrˈkɛs.sɔr]
Inflection
Third declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | intercessor | intercessōrēs |
Genitive | intercessōris | intercessōrum |
Dative | intercessōrī | intercessōribus |
Accusative | intercessōrem | intercessōrēs |
Ablative | intercessōre | intercessōribus |
Vocative | intercessor | intercessōrēs |
References
- intercessor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- intercessor in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- intercessor in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Noun
intercessor m (plural intercessores, feminine intercessora, feminine plural intercessoras)
- intercessor (one who intercedes)
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