in ‧ ter ‧ ces ‧ sion /ˌɪntəˈseʃ ə n $ -tər-/ BrE AmE noun formal
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: French ; Origin: Latin intercedere ; ⇨ ↑ intercede ]
1 . [uncountable] when someone talks to a person in authority in order to prevent something bad happening to someone else ⇨ intercede
2 . [uncountable and countable] a prayer asking for someone to be helped or cured