INTERCESSION


Meaning of INTERCESSION in English

ˌintə(r)ˈseshən noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin intercession-, intercessio intervention, act of becoming surety, interposition of a veto, from intercessus (past participle of intercedere to intervene, become surety) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at intercede

1.

a. : the act of interceding : interposition between parties at variance with a view to reconciliation : mediation

b. : prayer, petition, or entreaty in favor of another

2. Roman & civil law : assumption of liability for the debt of another either by substitution or by the addition of a new debtor or surety — compare adpromission , cumulative intercession , expromission , fidejussion

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