Hypertext Webster Gateway: "interceded"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Intercede \In`ter*cede"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Interceded}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Interceding}.] [L. intercedere, intercessum;
inter between + cedere to pass: cf. F. interc['e]der. See
{Cede}.]
1. To pass between; to intervene. [Obs.]

He supposed that a vast period interceded between
that origination and the age wherein he lived. --Sir
M. Hale.

2. To act between parties with a view to reconcile
differences; to make intercession; to beg or plead in
behalf of another; to mediate; -- usually followed by with
and for; as, I will intercede with him for you.

I to the lords will intercede, not doubting Their
favorable ear. --Milton.

Syn: To mediate; arbitrate. See {Interpose}.


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